The magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 quakes are classified as ‘major’ on the Richter scale. Al Jazeera explains what this means.

The magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 quakes are classified as ‘major’ on the Richter scale. Al Jazeera explains what this means.
Satellite images show the before and after of swaths of Turkey left in ruins by a series of devastating quakes.
Turkey has been hit by more than 100 magnitude-4+ quakes since a deadly 7.8 quake struck on February 6.
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