No new strong earthquakes are expected in Turkey, said the director of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Technical Sciences Yuri Vinogradov, RIA Novosti reported on February 15.
He urged not to be afraid to go to Turkey and explained that strong earthquakes are not expected in the areas of Turkish resorts near the Mediterranean Sea, especially since Turkey has strict standards for the construction of tourism infrastructure.
Vinogradov drew attention to the fact that the popular Turkish resorts, in particular, Kemer, Antalya, Marmaris, are located on the Anatolian plate, and not on the border.
“Therefore, all earthquakes that occur there, in any case, will be weaker than at the edge of the Anatolian plate… Furthermore, history shows that there were no earthquakes larger than seven points in the coastal regions of the Mediterranean Sea ”– he said.
The expert is sure that there will not be earthquakes as strong as the one on February 6, and adds that seismology does not predict, but monitors, so it does not act as a forecaster.
He also mentioned the strict requirements in Turkey for the construction of infrastructure for tourism in terms of seismic resistance.
“Since 1999, Turkey has set quite strict rules for tourist buildings and hotels. I think everything should be quite normal in this regard. tourists can goHe concluded.
Recall that in the southeast of Turkey in the early morning of February 6, there was a magnitude 7.7 earthquake. Later there was another earthquake of magnitude 7.6. The earthquake brought great destruction. The death toll has already exceeded 30,000.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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