MIXED WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ANTALYA BAY EARTHQUAKE? (28 DECEMBER 2013)

Yıl 2013, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 4, 1 - 4, 01.12.2013

Şule Gürboğa

Öz

A scary moderate earthquake happened in Antalya Bay at 28 December 2013 with the magnitude of 6.0. The source and meaning of the earthquake are documented in this short note by compiling tectonic and seismic data

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