Last night, we faced the painful face of the earthquake once again. And as with every earthquake, rumors began to circulate that the magnitude of the earthquake was greater than it was announced. So why does this happen after almost every earthquake?
The earthquake, which is the most painful reality of Turkey, showed its black face once again this morning. Hour when it shows 04:08An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 took place, the epicenter of which was Düzce. The earthquake felt all over North West Anatolia, including Istanbul, fortunately without loss of life could be circumvented. According to the official statements, only one of our citizens was seriously injured due to jumping from a height.
According to official sources, earthquake, for 43-45 seconds continued. However, citizens who shared on social media thought that those moments could not be measured in seconds. Also, the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.0. non believers There was also. Because the images reflected on the security cameras suggested that the earthquake might be much stronger than the one announced. So how is this possible? Could the systems of the Kandilli Observatory be ‘wrong’?
Why do earthquakes differ in size and feel?
* The earthquake that took place in the morning hours made the Düzce Courthouse like this…
Similar discussions are after every earthquake shows itself. In fact, at the beginning of this month, the 4.9 earthquake that took place in the Buca district of Izmir was thought to be “around 5.5-6.0”. Here is the reason for all these discussions, actually the terms used not fully understood was due to it. “How so?” You may have said. Let’s explain…
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The intensity of the earthquake depends on where you are!
When it comes to earthquakes,size” and “violenceWe often hear the concepts of “. Both of these concepts are pronounced for the current situation. However, this approach is not quite correct. calculated on the richter scale And it has a mathematical equivalent. This is not the case with the word “violence”.
*An image shared on social media after the earthquake. It is stated that a house in Düzce became like this after the earthquake.
Intensity, which is among the terms of earthquake, is actually a variable structure has. For example; The intensity of the earthquake in Düzce is not the same as in Istanbul. Even the earthquake It was not felt in the same way in all parts of Düzce..
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In other words, ‘magnitude’ is a numerical data that is measured just like celsius, meters, altitude. Intensity is an expression used to describe the effect of an earthquake. you live ground and building If it is not very strong, you may feel the earthquake more severely. This is exactly why some earthquakes are believed to be larger than described.
What happened in the live broadcast of NTV at the time of the earthquake:
One of the people who made statements on the subject, ITU Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Ziyadin Cakir it happened. Speaking to Sözcü, Çakır explained why such a situation was experienced with the following words: I think that there will be damage because there is ground increase in Düzce and the surrounding villages. I hope there are no casualties. We know both the building structures and the ground of the region. Nothing happens to the buildings on the rocky ground. The natural fill, namely gravel, is here because the riverbanks covered with sand are filled in this way. 6 earthquake feels like 7. Therefore, it does more damage.
As the Webtekno team; We convey our best wishes to all our citizens affected by the earthquake…