Erratum to Čejka, F., Zahradník, J., Turhan, F., Sokos, E., Gallovič, F. (2023), Long-period directivity pulses of strong ground motion during the 2023 Mw7.8 Kahramanmara earthquake, Commun. Earth Environ. 4, 413, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01076-x. Figures 5 and 6 have correct captions, but the figures are swapped. We are sorry for this error.