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Turkey is once again facing the worst earthquake in history.
The magnitude of the earthquake that occurred last night in Turkey was recorded at 7.9 points, and the epicenter was in the Nardagi region of Gazi Antap province, southern Turkey, while the depth of the earthquake was 17.9 kilometers.
According to reports, 1,541 people have died in the earthquake in Turkey so far, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called it the worst earthquake since 1939.
Previously, Turkey experienced its worst earthquake in 1939, when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Erzincan province, killing 33,000 people and injuring thousands.
After that, in Turkey in 1999, another strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 occurred, in which more than 17 thousand people were killed. Hundreds of buildings collapsed due to the earthquake.
Why are there so many earthquakes in Turkey?
Turkey is located in one of the most active earthquake zones in the world, because at this point many tectonic plates meet and move.
Turkey is located on the Anatolian tectonic plate, which is surrounded by the Arabian, Eurasian and African plates, and these plates are fully mobile and active, causing thousands of underground earthquakes every month.
Previously, experts also expressed concern about the destruction of the city of Istanbul in a strong earthquake in Turkey.
According to Western media, a Dutch scientist predicted the February 2 earthquake in Turkey and said that a 7.5-magnitude earthquake could occur from February 4 to 6.
He said that an earthquake may occur in south-central Turkey, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. In addition, in December 2022, a scientist warned of a strong earthquake in the same region.
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