SEISMOLOGICAL, GEOTECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF THE 2023KAHRAMANMARASH, TURKEY EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE

Abstract

On 6 February 2023, Turkiye was hit by a sequence of very strong and destructive earthquakes that
affected 11 populated cities close to the ruptured fault line. The damage was very extensive in the region so that
it was even to understand the order of magnitude of the huge devastation and loss caused by this earthquake
sequence. Many national and international research teams have been in the affected areas from the first day on,
trying to make field observations from all aspects and get the per- ishable field data to use for the purpose of
seismic loss mitigation for future poten- tial events. The observations reveal the fact that it will take a long time
for the coun- try to recover from the adverse effects of this event, but we should also start the take measures
immediately to mitigate the potential losses from future earthquakes.