Turkiye-Syria Earthquake: The earthquake that occurred on February 6 in Turkey and Syria caused great devastation. More than 11,200 people have died in both countries, while the number of injured is double the dead. Apart from this, the number of people buried under the debris of thousands of buildings has not yet been estimated. The intensity of the earthquake was recorded at 7.8 on the Richter scale, while the affected areas had to bear more than 50 aftershocks.
Earthquake caused by continuous collision of many tectonic plates
Geologists have made many shocking revelations regarding the magnitude of this earthquake. Talking about the earthquake, Italy’s seismologist Professor Dr. Carlo Doglioni said that Monday’s earthquake in Turkey has shifted the tectonic plates several meters towards the west. Carlo Doglioni said, “Our study shows that the tectonic plates moved up to 10 feet (3 meters) from the Turkish earthquake.”
Actually, Turkey is situated between 3 tectonic plates. These plates are Anatolian tectonic plate, Eurasian and Arabian plate.
‘Anatolian tectonic plate and Arabian plate moved away’
The seismologist professor said that the Anatolian tectonic plate and the Arabian plate have moved 225 kilometers away from each other. He expressed apprehension that due to this change in tectonic plates, Turkey may have sunk 5 to 6 meters (about 20 feet) more than Syria. At the same time, the President of Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) said that all this is based on preliminary data, and more accurate information will be available from satellites in the coming days.
‘Everything happened in a few seconds’
Talking about the changes in the earthquake affected area, Professor Doglioni said, “The massive erosion involved an area 190 kilometers long and 25 kilometers wide, shaking the ground and then proving more lethal. Small Due to the continuous coming of tremors, there was widespread devastation. Talking to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Professor Doglioni said that it all happened in a few seconds.
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