There was an earthquake that was felt in Istanbul last night. The earthquake that occurred off the coast of Yalova brought to mind the possible Istanbul earthquake. So what do the experts say?
Last night, in many cities in the region, especially in Istanbul anxiety-provoking There was an earthquake. A 4.1 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Çınarcık district of Yalova at 23.53. After this earthquake approximately about 10 aftershocks also occurred.
The earthquake did not cause any loss of life or property. However, it is possible that the earthquake in question will be in the Marmara Sea. Istanbul earthquake brought to mind. That being the case, all eyes turned to the statements made by earthquake experts. ITU Lecturer, geologist Prof. Dr. Naci Görür He also made some statements on the subject.
“The system in Marmara is accumulating tension”
Prof. Dr. Naci Görür made the following statements in his post on his X account:
Friends, there was a 4.1 earthquake in the Marmara Sea, Çınarcık Trench. I think the earthquake may have occurred on the small normal faults to the south of the Adalar Fault. This will become clear with the fault solution. I’m putting the fault map. The system in Marmara is accumulating tension, With love
What do other experts say?
Of course, Naci Görür was not the only person who made a statement about the earthquake that occurred off the coast of Yalova. Let’s look at the statements of other experts.
Prof. Dr. Osman Bektaş’s statement:
The earthquake probably occurred on the Çınarcık Pit main fault. One branch of the main fault forms the Adalar Fault and the other branch forms the Yalova Fault. The earthquake can be triggered in both branches, since the main fault is probably creeping at a depth of 11 km.
Dr. Ramazan Demirtaş’s statement:
* On 26.10.2020 and 17.01.2023, at the same place 1.3
*The 1509 earthquake occurred 514 years ago
Statement by earthquake researcher Baturhan Öğüt:
While the Anatolian micro plate is sliding in the west direction at a speed of 25 mm/year, earthquakes of this magnitude occur.
We cannot define it as a foreshock earthquake.
As Webtekno, we wish everyone in the region to get well soon.