Why was the earthquake in Turkey and Syria so bad?

The earthquake is around of 7.8 magnitude which is consider in sever category

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Experts ( Seismologist) said there may be more than 100 km break down between anatolian and arabian plates

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The epicentre was about 26 km east of the Turkish city of Nurdagi at a depth of about 18 km on the East Anatolian Fault

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It is moving towards northeast and way to destroy central turkey and syria.

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Till now there were only three earthquakes registered above 6.0 magnitude

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More than 2,400 kills noted in Turkey and Syria due to this devastated earthquake

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Eleven minutes after the initial earthquake, the area was hit by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock.

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A 7.5-magnitude quake came hours later, followed by another 6.0 spasm in the afternoon.

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After the deadly 1822 event, aftershocks carried on into beginning of this year.

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Earthquakes of similar magnitudes in populated areas have killed thousands of people. Nepal's 7.8-magnitude earthquake in 2015 claimed nearly 9,000 lives.

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#saveearth

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