Earthquakes occur frequently in Turkey, which is located in an earthquake zone, due to active fault lines. After the earthquake disaster in Kahramanmaraş, aftershocks continue to occur in the earthquake region. Finally, consecutive earthquakes that occurred in Defne and Samandağ districts of Hatay on Monday, February 20, were announced by AFAD and Kandilli Observatory. Well, "Is there an earthquake just now, how big was it, where did it happen?" Here is the 20 February Kandilli and AFAD last minute earthquake list as follows:
- An earthquake of 06.45 magnitude occurred at 4.5:XNUMX in the Palu district of Elazig.
- On Monday, February 20, at 04:07, a 4,5-magnitude earthquake occurred in Elazig Palu and at 03:58 a 3.5-magnitude earthquake occurred.
- At 02:57, earthquakes with a magnitude of 4,4 occurred in Malatya, at 02:17 in Kahramanmaraş with a magnitude of 3,0, and at 01:48 in Diyarbakır with a magnitude of 3,2.
- At 20.04, an earthquake of 6.4 magnitude occurred in the district of Hatay Defne.
- At 20.07, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 occurred in Hatay, Samandag.
AFAD WARNED
AFAD made the following statements in the announcement made on its social media account:
After the earthquakes with magnitudes of 6,4 and 5,8 in Hatay, our relevant teams are on the alert and responding to incoming reports quickly. Field scanning studies are continuing.
AFAD HAS A WARNING TO STAY AWAY FROM THE COAST LINE
It is important for our citizens to stay away from the coastline as a precaution against the risk of a rise in sea level up to 50 cm.
HEAVY DAMAGED BUILDINGS BURNED
It was stated that the damaged buildings were demolished in the earthquake. With the effect of the earthquake, a dust cloud formed in the debris area in Hatay and ambulance sounds were heard. According to reports, some buildings were demolished.
AFAD reported that on 20.07, there was another 5.8 earthquake centered in Hatay, Samandag. The last earthquake in the region was in Hatay Samandag with a magnitude of 20.13 in 3.9.
IT WAS ALSO FEELED FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROVINCES AND DISTRICTS
Earthquakes were felt severely in Hatay and its districts, as well as in the surrounding provinces and districts. After the last tremors in the region where the earthquake storm has been experienced for 15 days, the teams started an investigation on the field. While notices were received that the heavily damaged buildings were demolished, the patrol teams constantly warned the citizens to stay away from the buildings.