#Earthquake (#deprem) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M5.7 || 9 km NE of #Göksun (#Turkey) || 29 min ago (local time 15:02:18). Follow the thread for the updates👇
Earthquakes may happen anytime: what to do during the shaking?
🠪 INSIDE: take shelter, keep away from windows.
🠪 OUTSIDE: stay away from anything that might collapse (bridges, roofs, electrical wires).
🕒 This is the 46th felt #earthquake in Central Turkey in the last 12 hours.
ℹEvent wrap-up: today a M6.0 #earthquake (#deprem) hit #Göksun (#Turkey) at 15:02:11 local time (UTC 12:02:11). Shaking was felt over 600km by approximately 78M people in Turkey, Syria, Cyprus, Georgia, Syrian Arab Republic and Lebanon.
ℹ Aftershocks may occur in the next hours/days. Unless it is necessary, stay away from damaged areas for your safety 🙏 Be careful and follow national authorities' information.
🔎 Regional instrumental seismicity in Central Turkey. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using @ISCseism catalog -1960 to 2020- and @EMSC data -from 2021 onwards]:
🔎 Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Göksun (#Turkey): 20/03/1945 a M5.7 led to 300 casualties, 27/06/1998 a M6.2 led to 145 casualties, and on 21/02/1940 a M5.2 led to 37 casualties.
❓ Can #earthquakes be predicted? No. Seismologists can estimate the seismic hazard (the probability of ground shaking due to #earthquakes) in a time windows of decades used by engineers to design safe buildings. Educational video by @EarthScope_sci👇
#Earthquake (#deprem) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M5.0 || 5 km S of #Göksun (#Turkey) || 15 min ago (local time 23:43:59). Follow the thread for the updates👇
#Earthquake (#deprem) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M5.0 || 6 km W of #Göksun (#Turkey) || 11 min ago (local time 23:14:11). Follow the thread for the updates👇
Earthquakes may happen anytime: what to do during the shaking?
🠪 INSIDE: take shelter, keep away from windows.
🠪 OUTSIDE: stay away from anything that might collapse (bridges, roofs, electrical wires).
👉#İstanbul (Yerel saat 23:08:45). Depremi hissettiniz mi? Deneyiminizi paylaşın:
🌐m.emsc.eu
Gözlemleriniz, depremin etkisini anlamak için önemlidir.🙏
Eyewitnesses reported shaking in #Turkey 10 min ago (local time 23:08:45)⚠
At present, we have no seismic data confirming this crowdsourced detection.❗
More info soon!