Anatolian fault that gave rise to deadly Turkey and Syria quakes formed 5 million years ago - Livescience.com
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The East Anatolian fault — the source of the earthquake that killed over 59,000 people in Turkey and Syria in February, 2023 — was created when the Eurasian and Arabian plates collided around five million years ago.