Turkey was shaken by a wave of tremors, as a result of which many houses were destroyed and several tens of thousands of people died. At the same time, the Turkish expert stated that the earthquake of magnitude 7.7 that occurred in the country is comparable to the release of energy from 500 atomic bombs.
As of February 11, the rescue operation after the earthquake in Turkey continues and the number of victims is only growing every hour. In addition, Orkhan Tatar, General Manager of Earthquakes and Risk Reduction of AFAD, during a press conference, explained how long the tremors lasted and why their strength is equivalent.
As in two minutes there was a world catastrophe
Orhan Tatar stated that there were two largest earthquakes in Turkey with a magnitude of 7.7. The first one happened at 04:17 and lasted 65 seconds, and after a while, another one that lasted about 45 seconds. In total, the region shook for almost 2 minutes, but during this time a terrible tragedy occurred in the history of mankind.
This energy, released from the time of an earthquake of magnitude 7.7, is equivalent to the energy of 500 atomic bombs , – stated the expert.
In addition, he recalled that after these two largest earthquakes, more than 2 thousand aftershocks occurred, with a slightly smaller magnitude. However, they also led to fatal consequences, claiming the lives of thousands of people and destroying a large number of houses.
What are aftershocks
These are tremors that can happen after an earthquake. The number of aftershocks depends on the strength of the earthquake and can reach several thousand times, as happened in this case. It is important that the magnitude of aftershocks is, on average, 1.2 less than the magnitude of an earthquake. Source: Wikipedia
Earthquakes in Turkey: latest news
- The Turkish media recently reported that due to tremors in in the village of Tepehan, located in the province of Hatay, a crack 30 meters deep and about 200 meters wide has formed.
- In addition, seismologists predict that an earthquake of 8.5 on the Richter scale is in the near future. can happen in Greece. This was stated by local professors Konstantinos Sinolakis and Kostas Papazakos. They also urged us to take their words not as a prediction, but as a warning, since nothing can be predicted with 100% accuracy.
- Let's finally remember something pleasant about this topic. Actually, in the province of Hatay, a living 10-day-old child was pulled out from under the ruins of a house. She was under the rubble with her mother for more than 90 hours.
What to do in case of an earthquake/Channel 24 picture
