The representative of the Office for the Prevention and Elimination of Consequences of Emergency Situations, Orhan Tatar, said that the force of the earthquakes that occurred in Turkey was equal to the explosion of 500 atomic bombs. His words are quoted by DHA, noting that, according to the specialist, the country is faced with a disaster that goes beyond what one would expect..

" The duration of the first strong earthquake was 65 seconds. The destructive effect of the second earthquake was 45 seconds,"

It turns out that in total the settlements in the earthquake zone were shaking for about 2 minutes.

" More than 2000 [blink title\u003d" " The number of aftershocks increases depending on the energy of the earthquake, with a decrease in the depth of its focus and can reach several thousand. The magnitude of aftershocks is on average 1.2 less than the magnitude of an earthquake. [/blink] and they keep happening. The vast majority of them were more than 4 points in strength,"

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Recall, as a result of the earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 points, which occurred in Turkey and Syria on February 6, more than 24 thousand people have already died.. These numbers are expected to rise as the rescue operation continues..

Seismologist Jenny Jenkins, from the Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, said the quake was so devastating because the region of Turkey where the outbreak was recorded is prone to this because it is located at the intersection of three tectonic plates - the Anatolian, Arabian and African..