Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Why Did It Happen?

Date: February 8, 2023Author: ScienceSwitch12

Turkey is currently going through a massive seismic event, with its onset occurring on Monday (February 7, 2022), in which a total of three seismic activities were registered. Yesterday, another earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck the central region of Turkey. The three tremors on the first day were felt both in Turkey and Syria.

The first earthquake, which registered a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, is reported to have had its epicentre near Nurdağı, which is a district of the Gaziantep Province in the southeastern region of Turkey, and it sits very close to the Syrian border.

EFFECT OF EARTHQUAKE

• Lost of lives

• Lost of properties

• Waste of resources

• Devastated landscape