A damaged vehicle is seen on top the rubbles after an earthquake in Iskenderun, Turkey February 6, 2023. Efekan Akyuz/Depo Photos via REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with a more than 100 km (62 miles) rupture between the Anatolian and Arabian plates.
Here is what scientists said happened beneath the earth's surface and what to expect in the aftermath:
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