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Reactions To The 2023 Turkey–Syria Earthquakes
Following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, various business, government and social factors came into play, including criticism of the response by the governments of both nations, censorship of certain social media, and widespread arrests for the liability of collapsed buildings. In response to the earthquakes, national mourning was declared in Turkey and in other countries, and most foreign leaders offered condolences and support for both Turkey and Syria. Reactions in Turkey Government criticism The Turkish government was criticized on social media for allegedly trying to cover up the fact that there were not two, but three mainshocks above . However, professor Hasan Sözbilir, Director of Dokuz Eylül University (DEU) Earthquake Research and Application Center, told Anadolu Agency that there were only 2 mainshocks reaching above between 6 and 17 February 2023, but of the smaller quakes, there was one that reached . Additional allegations were made when the death toll in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Turkey–Syria Earthquakes
On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 Time in Turkey, TRT (01:17 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC), a 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Ba'athist Syria, Syria. The epicenter was west–northwest of Gaziantep. The earthquake had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XII (''Extreme'') around the epicenter and in Antakya. It was followed by a 7.7 earthquake at 13:24. This earthquake was centered north-northeast from the first. There was widespread damage and tens of thousands of fatalities. The 7.8 earthquake is the largest in Turkey since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake of the same magnitude, and jointly the second-largest in the country, after larger estimates for the 1668 North Anatolia earthquake. It is also one of the List of earthquakes in the Levant, strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the Levant. It was felt as far as Egypt and the Black Sea coast of Turkey. There were more than List of aftershoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
