CNN: Earthquakes in Turkey are among the largest in the world

Stating that Turkey is no stranger to strong earthquakes as it is in the region where tectonic layers meet, he recalled that seven earthquakes of magnitude 7 or higher have occurred in the country in the past 25 years.

Speaking to CNN, Karl Lang of Georgia Technical University said the region is very prone to earthquakes: “There is a very wide fault line. However, this earthquake is the largest earthquake that the region has experienced and remains in the memory. saying.

Lang said that the intensity of the tremor depends on many factors, and that the occurrence of the quake at a point close to the surface makes its effects more devastating.

“THE SLIDE OCCURRED IN AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES”

CNN meteorologist Chad Myers also noted that earthquakes are normally referred to as the epicenter, but this quake should be referred to as “baseline.”

Recalling that the earthquake zone coincided with the junction of two large-scale tectonic plates, Myers said: “A landslide occurred in an area of ​​about 100 miles (about 161 kilometers) from one end to the other.” . he used the phrase.

Myers said this event, which caused horizontal slips to rub against each other during the quake, is known as “slip-slip” fault movement in seismology.

In the news, the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş were claimed to be among the largest tremors to hit the region in the last century, noting that the shape and timing of the quake increased its destructive effect. (AA)