Drone image of ground offset of farm fields (IMAGE)

China University of Geosciences

Drone image of ground offset of farm fields

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Drone image of ground offset of farm fields from the February 6 2023 earthquake sequence in eastern Türkiye, taken on February 24th 18 days after the earthquakes.  The en echelon ground rupture features along the sinistral (top to the left) East Anatolian fault are clearly are clearly indicated by the offset rows of crops. This ephemeral surface deformation record was soon erased by rains and human activities. Black car at top left for scale.

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Photo: Jiannan Meng

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