New Study Helps Assess the Seismic Risk for Istanbul (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

New Study Helps Assess the Seismic Risk for Istanbul

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The Turkish mega-city Istanbul is situated at the North Anatolian Fault, a geologically active zone with many devastating earthquakes in the past.

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Marco Bohnhoff/GFZ

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