Aleksey Zavyalov, Principal Researcher of the Institute of Earth Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, admitted in an interview with Pravda.Ru that seismic disasters in Turkey can last for more than a year. Therefore, he interpreted the aftershocks according to the predictions of Turkish geophysicist Ahmet Ercan. earthquakes on the territory of the republic with a force of 7.4 points will last at least two to three years.
“Yes, earthquakes, aftershocks, that is, aftershocks last for several years. We need to pay attention to this area. So far we can only say that the colleague’s statement was either based on his experience or was unfounded, ”Zavyalov explained.
The expert added that the region where the disaster occurred is always seismically active.
On the morning of February 6, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey. The epicenter of the earthquake was Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş. The shaking was also felt in Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Kayseri, Mersin, Trabzon and Urfa. The highest alert level in the country has been declared. The death toll was known in the evening. grew up until 1498.