Turkey-Syria rocked by massive Earthquakes
Earthquake tremors were felt in Turkey and Syria on Monday. According to news agency AFP, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake occurred 23 km east of Turkey’s Nurdagi on Monday. Many buildings have collapsed due to this earthquake which lasted for about a minute. A total of more than 1500 people have died due to being buried under the debris of the buildings. At the same time, an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude has occurred once again in both the countries.
Thousands of people dead
According to the information, both the countries have suffered a lot of loss of life and property due to the earthquake. In Turkey, 1014 and in Syria more than 400 people have lost their lives due to this earthquake. At the same time, the number of injured has crossed 2000. Pictures from state broadcaster TRT showed extensive damage to buildings in Turkey and people huddled on icy roads to escape. According to Reuters, the quake lasted for about a minute and caused several buildings to collapse and windows to break.
Earthquake tremors were felt for the third time in Turkey on Monday. This time the intensity of the earthquake was measured at 6 on the Richter scale. These tremors were felt at 5.32 pm, before this strong tremors were also felt at 3.54 pm Indian time. Whose intensity on the Richter scale was measured at 7.5. Its center is 427 km from Ankara and 10 km from inside the ground. The initial quake was followed by more than 50 aftershocks, including a 7.5-magnitude shock.
Why is Turkey prone to Earthquakes?
Tectonic plates are the reason for frequent earthquakes in Turkey. The country with a population of about 8 crores is situated on 4 tectonic plates and the whole region feels strong tremors even due to the movement of one plate. The largest part of Turkey lies on the Anatolian Plate, which lies between two major plates, the Eurasian and African, and a smaller one, the Arabian. As the African and Arabian plates shift, the whole of Turkey is jolted by Earthquake tremors.
