The echo of the earthquake in Turkey and other countries of the world was felt in Ukraine. Seismic monitoring systems of the Khmelnitsky and South Ukrainian nuclear power plants recorded minor tremors, NEC Energoatom reports..

" When choosing sites for construction, sites were selected where it is most safe. Domestic nuclear power plants are able to withstand earthquakes up to seven points on the Richter scale..

At six points, the units at the nuclear power plant are urgently stopped and transferred to a safe state.

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On February 6, an extremely strong earthquake of magnitude 7.

8 occurred in southeastern Turkey, near the border with Syria.. Seismic waves were recorded by sensors around the world and could be observed spreading across Europe, including the UK..

As a result of the earthquake, buildings were destroyed, thousands of people died, there is also evidence of the destruction of gas pipelines, which led to fires.

Seismologist Jenny Jenkins from Durham University's Department of Geosciences explains why the February 6 quake was so devastating.