After a magnitude 5.3 earthquake that shook Türkiye’s Niğde province on Saturday centered within the Bor district of town, the governor’s workplace issued a written assertion regarding volcanic exercise within the area, noting there’s nothing hostile.
“After the 5.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred in the same region in 2020, the Hasan Mountain and Tuz Lake Fault Zone were tracked with five GPS stations and different sensors. The project was supported by the Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBITAK), and Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). Today, the stations on Hasan Mountain recorded a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Niğde’s Bor district. In light of the current findings, no negative situation relating to volcanic activity has reached us. In addition, after the earthquake, our teams completed field scanning activities throughout our province, and nothing alarming has been noted,” the governorship’s assertion learn.
The quake occurred at a depth of seven kilometers (4.3 miles) at 3:27 p.m. native time on Saturday, some 350 kilometers (217 miles) west of the nation’s quake-devastated southeastern area.
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