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#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 5 km S of #Göksun (#Turkey) 15 min ago (local time 23:43:59). Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyeswitnesses. Share your experience via:
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🔔#Earthquake (#deprem) M5.0 occurred 5 km S of #Göksun (#Turkey) 21 min ago (local time 23:43:59). More info at:
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#Earthquake 5 km S of #Göksun (#Turkey) 21 min ago (local time 23:43:59). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience:
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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 107th felt #earthquake in Central Turkey in the last 20 hours.

🔎 Map of background focal mechanisms:

ℹEvent wrap-up: today a M4.8 #earthquake (#deprem) hit #Göksun (#Turkey) at 23:44:03 local time (UTC 20:44:03). Shaking was felt over 400km by approximately 49M people in Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic and Cyprus.

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.

🗨Eyewitnesses are saying: 'برنامج مفيد[…]' Felt the #earthquake too? Share your experience and read others' at:
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🔎 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 probability of ground shaking due to #earthquakes in a time windows of decades. This is used by engineers to design safe buildings. Educational video by @EarthScope_sci👇

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