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Turkish geologist warned of possible earthquake in Cyprus and Turkey in Malatya News

In a social media post, Turkish geologist Naci Göryur said a group of his fellow scientists expected earthquakes of this magnitude in Hatay and Adana. “This happened in Kahramanmarash. We need to be careful in Adana and Cyprus. These warnings are based on the energy shift in this area. We also need to be careful of the Malatya, Ovacik and Nazim-Karakochan faults around Malatya,” the scientist said. explain. Note that Malatya is one of the three districts of Turkey most affected by the earthquake.Greek newspaper Ta nea reported on Monday that Greece could experience the most catastrophic earthquake in its history, even stronger than in Syria and Turkey. Experts predict an earthquake of 8.5 on the Richter scale in Hellas.Recall that on Monday in Turkey and Syria there was another strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4, which killed six people and injured more than seven hundred. The February 6 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria killed more than 47,000 people and left at least one million people homeless.Mehmet Kokum, an associate professor of geology at Turkey’s Elazig University, said more than 5,000 aftershocks had occurred in the disaster area and the Middle East region since February 6. “It’s quite predictable, he said in an interview with Al-Jazeera. From our experience, we know that the aftershocks last from several months to several years. But they will decrease day by day. ”

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