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Earthquakes Hit Turkiye With Power of Hundreds of Nuclear Bombs, Says Emergency Services Official
Earthquakes Hit Turkiye With Power of Hundreds of Nuclear Bombs, Says Emergency Services Official
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With the first earthquake lasting for some 65 seconds and the second earthquake lasting for 45 seconds, the energy released by the two tremors equaled that of 500 nuclear bombs.
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The power of the earthquakes that devastated Turkiye earlier this week equaled that of several hundred nuclear bombs, said Orhan Tatar, General Director of Earthquake Risk Reduction at the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).Speaking with reporters on Saturday, Tatar admitted that the magnitude of the disaster had exceeded his and his colleagues' expectations.The magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Turkiye on Monday morning, and was followed by another magnitude 7.6 quake later that day.The tremors, which were accompanied by several aftershocks, resulted in over 20,000 deaths in the country and caused the destruction of numerous buildings.The quakes also affected neighboring Syria, where about 300,000 people were left homeless as their dwellings were levelled by the seismic events.
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Earthquakes Hit Turkiye With Power of Hundreds of Nuclear Bombs, Says Emergency Services Official
The two earthquakes, magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 respectively, rocked Turkiye on February 6, causing thousands of deaths and wreaking untold devastation upon the country.
The power of the earthquakes that devastated Turkiye earlier this week equaled that of several hundred nuclear bombs, said Orhan Tatar, General Director of Earthquake Risk Reduction at the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
Speaking with reporters on Saturday, Tatar admitted that the magnitude of the disaster had exceeded his and his colleagues' expectations.
With the first earthquake lasting some 65 seconds and the second earthquake lasting 45 seconds, the energy released by the two tremors equaled that of 500 nuclear bombs, he stressed.
The magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Turkiye on Monday morning, and was followed by another magnitude 7.6 quake later that day.
10 February 2023, 10:38 GMT
The tremors, which were accompanied by several aftershocks, resulted in over 20,000 deaths in the country and caused the destruction of numerous buildings.
The quakes also affected neighboring Syria, where about 300,000 people were left homeless as their dwellings were levelled by the seismic events.
