A powerful earthquake that occurred in Turkey on the border with Syria led to a shift in the tectonic plate. The Anatolian plate has shifted about three meters in relation to the Arabian one, according to the Italian edition of Corriere Della Sera..

The publication notes that the earthquake occurred at the junction of four continuously moving tectonic plates: Anatolian, Arabian, Eurasian and African. This region is one of the most dangerous in the Mediterranean..

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President of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology of Italy Carlo Doglioni said that the earthquake was the result of sliding to the southwest of the Anatolian plate relative to the Arabian. This created a fault with the deepest place at a depth of about 15-20 kilometers. The fault itself covered a region 190 kilometers long and 25 kilometers wide..

“In other words, according to estimates, Turkey has moved five to six meters relative to Syria.. More precise data will be available in a few days, after analysis of images received by the ESA Sentinel and CosmoSkymed ASI satellites,” Doglioni said..

The scientist notes that two peak earthquakes were recorded, although in fact, about 200 small shocks were recorded already in the first hours..

According to the scientist, phenomena of such intensity can lead to the so-called " In this case, shocks can be observed for days and even months.. However, it is impossible to predict how long this will last.. Phenomena will register until all the accumulated energy is released.

Earlier, seismologist Jenny Jenkins from the Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University explained why the February 6 earthquake was so devastating..