Turkey:Experts differ on size of potential quake off Istanbul

27 Jun 2016

Several geological experts are contesting a claim by Bogazici University's Kandilli Observatory that any potential earthquake along an active fault in the Istanbul and the greater Marmara Sea region would not exceed magnitude 7.0. They argue instead that any potential quake could be much more severe.

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