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Explainer: What triggered earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and why was it so devastating

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The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria yesterday was a so-called & strike-slip quake &, which takes place when 2 tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, instead of going up and down.




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