Earthquake in Turkey: fault lines of the earth’s crust appeared on the space map (photo)

The longest crack stretches for 300 kilometers. NASA experts learned that the tremors were at a depth of 18 km and spread rapidly hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter.

After the earthquake in Turkey, the faults in the earth’s crust took place on the space map. Images from Sentinel 2 satellites supplied British Center for Earthquake, Volcano and Tectonic Observation and Modeling (COMET).

“The optical images show the fractures exactly, the fault slip is almost 8 meters,” the message says.

Researchers compared pictures of the Mediterranean coast before and after the devastating earthquake. The longest of the two breaks stretches for 300 kilometers to the northeast.

“The crack was formed as a result of the first 7.8 magnitude shock that occurred on February 5 at 04:17 local time. The second fault, 125 km long, occurred during the second softer, 7.5 magnitude earthquake that occurred about nine hours later. later,” writes Space.

A NASA damage map shows areas of the Turkish cities of Türkoğlu, Kahramanmaraş, and Nurdağı. Dark red indicates areas where buildings, homes, infrastructure and land have been severely damaged, while orange and yellow indicate moderate or partial damage.

Professor Tim Wright, who leads the COMET team, noted in an interview with the publication that the 2 cracks in the world are unusually long. This indicates the large amount of energy released after the earthquake.

“The stronger the earthquake, the larger the fault, the more it moves. The earthquake in Turkey is one of the longest in the history of observations on the continents. It is very unusual that 2 shocks so strong occurred with a difference of a few hours,” the scientist explained.

COMET researcher Milan Lazecki added that the defects are clearly visible on the surface, running through cities and in some cases directly through buildings.

According to NASA, the tremors occurred at a depth of 18 km, with the earthquake spreading hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter with terrifying force.

“There is a long series of faults at the surface. The length of the rupture and the magnitude of the shocks were similar to the 1906 earthquake that razed San Francisco,” said Eric Fielding, a geophysicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Recall that on February 11, rescue efforts in southern Turkey were stopped due to security problems. Search teams encountered “unknown parties” and there were reports of looting.

Commander of the Austrian Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Kugelweis, said that aggression between groups has increased in Turkey.

A quadrocopter photograph of the earth’s crust in the village of Tepehan in Turkey was previously published on the Internet. Experts warn that the rifts may widen at any moment.


Source: Focus

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