Monday's quake was also one of the strongest that Turkey has experienced in the last century -- a 7.8 magnitude quake hit the east of the country in 1939, which resulted in more than 30,000 ...

A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 28, 2023, Section A, Page 16 of the New York edition with the headline: Turkey’s Quake Zone Could Offer Vital Clues For Fault in California.

The 5.2 magnitude earthquake Saturday morning hammered central Turkey, just days after another quake near the Syrian border. It struck near the cities of Aksaray and Emirgazi.