“We are dealing with a very strong earthquake of the order of 7.8 (on the Richter scale) as a preliminary magnitude, which has caused very significant damage,” said the Geology professor.
The president of OASP, Efthymios Lekkas, spoke to ERT about a strong earthquake during the night in Gaziantep, Turkey.
“We are dealing with a very strong earthquake of the order of 7.8 (on the Richter scale) as a preliminary magnitude, which has caused very significant damage,” said the Geology professor.
“I believe that both the damage and the victims will be many times greater. It is an earthquake that has occurred on a kilometer-long fault that starts at the Dead Sea and ends in central Turkey. It is not the Anatolia fault. It is the western fault that delimits the intrusion of the African plate into Turkey […] and has produced aftershocks of 6.7 Richter” added Mr. Lekkas.
As he pointed out, “we still have no idea of the affected area. We are in a phase of readiness to assess scientifically and operationally what needs to be done.”
According to Mr. Lekka, the effects will be great because the earthquake happened at 4:00 in the morning and the buildings are much more susceptible than ours.
“Although the (anti-earthquake) regulations in Turkey seem modern, they have nothing to do with our own earthquakes. They are characterized by exaggeration without being earthquake-proofed with substandard construction materials. They are buildings with very high vulnerability to smaller earthquakes. Imagine the devastation that has been done in the area.
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