Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action – but it is possible to prepare

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2023-02-01

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Comfort, Louise
Başbuğ Erkan, Berna Burçak
GÜLKAN, HAKKI POLAT

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L. Comfort, B. B. Başbuğ Erkan, and H. P. GÜLKAN, “Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action – but it is possible to prepare,” The Conversation, pp. 0–0, 2023, Accessed: 00, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://theconversation.com/earthquake-in-turkey-exposes-gap-between-seismic-knowledge-and-action-but-it-is-possible-to-prepare-199379.