The Middle East Technical University (METU) Monday launched a preliminary report on the current earthquake that hit southern Türkiye, revealing that the numerous twin tremors triggered small-amplitude tsunamis in some areas.
The report, titled “Iskenderun Bay Coastal Structures and Tsunami Assessments in the Eastern Mediterranean,” mentioned that the tsunamis have been noticed with a peak of 17 centimeters (7 inches) in Famagusta (Gazimağosa) within the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), 14 centimeters in Arsuz within the Hatay province and Erdemli within the Mersin province, and 10 centimeters in Girne (Kyrenia) within the TRNC.
The METU ready the report in collaboration with the Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, the Athens Academy and Southern California University.
The examine revealed that the tsunamis on the coasts of Arsuz happened within the twenty fifth minute, whereas Erdemli skilled them within the thirty third minute. It was within the sixty fifth minute in Famagusta, whereas Girne confronted it within the forty eighth minute.
Professor Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner, a member of the METU’s analysis workforce on earthquakes and engineering who led a gaggle of researchers on the report, said that the incidence level of the tsunami was a location north of Hatay’s Samandağ district and south of the village of Galinoporni (Kaleburnu) on Cyprus.
Yalçıner emphasised the significance of offering residents with dependable details about earthquakes, saying that explaining how they may occur and what precautions must be taken is essential, somewhat than simply urging folks to take precautions.
The professor additionally confused the significance of analyzing the mechanism of tsunamis to grasp the formation of sea actions. He famous that it’s difficult to see faults within the sea as we see on land, and predicting future occasions from the motion on the seafloor is essential to understanding what’s on the seafloor.
Yalçıner additionally talked about the 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Hatay and expressed his considerations about whether or not the fault continues within the sea. He said that it’s important to seek out this info to be ready and warned for such conditions sooner or later.
“Now, we are trying to find out if there’s a threat heading toward the sea or south of Latakia (a port city of Syria),” he mentioned.
Yalçıner emphasised the necessity to examine essential areas on the seafloor and decide the place and what sort of mass motion happens if a selected exercise is noticed within the sea.
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