This earthquake sequence is quite horrible. When myself and other scientists including other volcanologists saw the location and magnitude of this quake, we ALL immediately knew how severe it would be. This region has a long history of high casualty earthquakes going back as far as when Antioch was a major city.
Thank you for getting us information about these earthquakes so quickly, and as always for the high quality. My friends and family will be looking for reliable information on effective ways to help, do you have any opinions or information on particular relief organizations in the area?
I'm not a scientist 🥼. And I knew enough to know what happens when you build concrete/brick 🧱 home's I also knew immediately that it would be very deadly Upwards 50,000 people are dead or missing and we're only 16 hours into it
Hello all, I am from Turkey. I live in the Earthquake area, and the calamity here is unmeasurable. More than 7 thousand buildings collapsed. The death toll is rising and I think it will be more than 10 thousand. There are some cities that were wiped out... And winter conditions are harsh. Please help in any way you can. Thank you.
As always you provide the most detailed and more accurate info on incidents like this. mainstream news has been reporting the 7.5 as an aftershock without indicating that it was on a totally different fault. Thank you for keeping us so well informed!
I heard news reports calling the second quake an aftershock and thought the magnitute a bit high for that. Thanks for setting the record straight, as usual.
The USGS earthquake site has a pretty good list of the M4.0+ events. You can even search by date in their catalogue! The largest the main shock, the more M4.0+ events you can expect. So a M5.5 would generate on average less M4.0+ quake aftershocks than a M7.1. earthquake.usgs.gov
Awesome to get a proper perspective.... cheers to you 🤟 Also, (I live in Tokyo) , after the Tohoku Earthquake it was amazing how many aftershocks occurred and interesting at the same time to feel them getting less severe too 👍
I also lived through that earthquake, though in my local region it was about 5.0-5.5. Can't imagine experiencing dozens of 5.0+ aftershocks a day, and in far less quake-resistant buildings...
@@Sky_Guy That's the scary part. These buildings are definitely not built to Japanese earthquake standards. I can't imagine the feeling of being trapped, let alone ending up getting trapped in the process of helping.
I was 156 kilometers away from where the earthquake took place. The earthquake was very strong. It was very bad to hear the crying of children who saw an earthquake for the first time in his life and to spend the night outside despite the snow. 4 earthquakes were felt from where I live, 7.8 7.6 6.7 and 6.2
I was actually shocked since the first earthquake was already a 7.8 and 9 hours later heard there was a 7.5, I had to double check if it was a computer error but it wasn't since 2 of my apps notified the same earthquake. I feel bad for what Turkey is going through at the moment, the 7.8 and the smaller aftershocks already destroyed the city and the 7.5 made it even worse. Didn't really expect 2 major earthquakes to strike at the same place with almost the same magnitude.
I also had the same reaction. I saw something about "second" and thought maybe the news or media was confused, but I was terribly wrong. I thought maybe because the news was reporting different magnitudes, they got confused or something, because there was some saying 7.5 and 7.6 on top of the 7.8. I thought it was all the same earthquake for a few moments. It was hard to believe but it was true.
@@oa5828 While I haven't seen such a close example of temporal proximity there have been a number of examples showing a major earthquake on one fault can transfer strain to other faults causing another fault on the brink of rupturing to rupture. In this case it looks like there was two faults both on the brink of rupture which when one finally moved it then set the other fault off as well. Definitely a horrible situation but one which I would hope should serve as a warning for other complex fault zones.
Great explanation.I live in Adana,Çukurova region which had the biggest impact in Adana.My flat is in 9th floor and my 45 cm chandelier was hitting the ceiling,couldn’t stand up and walk ! Never saw anything like it, it was so scary.
Love the detailed explanation, let this be a worst-case-scenario example for everyone who lives near a major strike-slip fault. Double-check your emergency bags, escape routes, and meeting locations with your family members
by graciously sharing our pain, praying for us, and responding to our step 4 emergency request; thank you for sending your rescue teams and pledging assistance. We are gratefull and Turkish people will never forget your support at this dark times 🙏 #helpturkey
My deepest condolences to the family who lost their love ones and injured people be healed. Its so heartbreaking I pray for Turkey🇹🇷🙏. And my friend lives in Adana I hope he's fine with his family and everyone 🙏🙏🙏😢
I was shocked when I woke up this morning and saw that a second mid-7.X quake hit on a separate fault. Classic case study of a likely chain-reaction. I can't even imagine what it's like there with all those strong aftershocks... probably seems like an endless nightmare for these poor folks.
Its amazing how much movement has occurred in such a small area in such a short timeframe. I've felt one magnitude 4 quake before and having such near constant, high intensity shaking must be terrifying. Fascinating to see how the geology there is coming to life but it must be horrific to live through. I suppose the one plus side to all of this is that there will likely be a long period of quiescence afterwards, as that must be a huge amount of stress relieved on the faults.
Thanks. I always know I'll get the best summary of events like this from your videos. (I didn't even know that the Anatolian plate existed prior to today, but knowing what I know about the geography of Turkey, it makes perfect sense.)
All sympathies go out to the victims and those with friends and family in the region and I hope you can contact them soon. Our best family friends were in the Great Alaskan Eq of 1964 (mag 9.2). We couldn't contact them for many days. We had one of their mothers with us and she was so worried. As were we. I still remember that so vividly. Unfortunately that's the norm after big disasters. I hope word gets out soon for everyone.
Thinking of the people affected by these devastating earthquakes. It could not have happened at a worse time - while Europe is in turmoil. I hope they can recover economically and that the death toll is not as high. 😟
Our thoughts are with the people of Turkey and Syria. May those trapped be rescued speedily and those who have lost loved ones find peace and comfort. We are with you In thought and prayer from Zambia.
I'm glad your channel exists. It's nice to finally have a qualified person explaining all things geology and events.( Unlike every other channel out there, cough, morning dew, dutchsense, magnetic reversal. Just to name a few. )
All my thoughts go to Turkey and Syria, coming from another seismic country, Romania, that has experienced some major quakes along the years, this is so sad to watch. You can not even begin to imagine how helpless you feel especially if you're inside an older building. God help us all 🙏
Hello. I saw photos from Turkey showing vertical displacements of 6 to 9 feet or more. The displacement was estimates done from a distance, but definitely vertical in nature. Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!
Thanks for this informative video @GeologyHub . Today's earthquake is the biggest earthquake in Turkey's history since the 1939 Erzincan magnitude 7.9 earthquake. It is also the largest earthquake in the history of Turkey on the Eastern Anatolian Fault Line. Two earthquakes of magnitude greater than 7.5 occurred in the region within 9 hours. Four earthquakes greater than magnitude 6 occurred in the region. Unfortunately, seismic activity seems to continue here. Get well soon.
There were two devastating earthquakes. Get well soon. Really a textbook example for geology : ua-cam.com/video/JRjDwzf9e0A/v-deo.html The second earthquake (M=7.6) is not an aftershock. After the Arabian Plate moved (M=7.8), the gap formed was filled with the movement of the Anatolian Plate (M=7.6).
Not only is it winter in this part of the world with Ankara receiving a recent snowstorm but this region has a lot of refugees from Syria and Internally displaced persons, many of whom are forced to reside in substandard accommodation. In the affected regions of Syria the houses were already severely weakened and basic infrastructure made almost non-existent because of Assad and Putin's criminal bombing campaigns including the bombing of hospitals that could have been used to help treat victims. It's difficult to imagine the timing of these earthquakes being any worse.
Yeah, terrible place, terrible time. The geopolitical mess that Turkey is dealing with with regards to Syria and Russia's mess in Ukraine won't help with relief efforts either, as convincing nations to give aid will be difficult. Plus economic issues from the war and the 'rona, plus everything you mentioned... probably the worst time and place possible for an earthquake to occur.
@@StuffandThings_ well part of that can be blamed on Erdogan being hawkish and controlling over the country not letting anyone say no to him. He can use this disaster to boost his popularity and win re-election again this year if he handled it well, if he doesn't then the opposition will have a good ammunition to use against him to finally oust him from power.
Before the last couple years, Turkey was improving its economy at a pretty good clip. It's wild to me that earthquake retrofitting and reinforcement hasn't been a major part of that upswing - I still remember the 1999 quake. I would have hoped they'd be past death tolls in the thousands by now.
Yeah the big problem there from what I have heard or read is that there is a lot of corruption (especially ethnic racism and religious zealotry) particularly with the current government which apparently got into power in the aftermath of that quake. An effectively authoritarian government with sham elections and a state controlled press and willingness to resort to violence to crack down of dissent yeah its a far cry from the early 2000's. (Note I'm basically paraphrasing what someone from Turkey told me so I don't know exactly how accurate but it is consistent with what I have read elsewhere at least on the economic and humanitarian side of things as well as the coverage on NPR over the failed coup and Erdogan's use of the crack down to eliminate purge dissent).
We have been expecting a major quake on marmara fault line(100km off coast of İstanbul, pop 20M ) for almost 20 years. From your expertise point of view should we expect stress transfer to the fault line due to these earthquakes(as the plate movement suggests so)?
Thank you for this timely information. It helps for all of us to understand the land on which we live. Best hopes to all of the good people affected by this natural event.
I pray for the wounded to receive help on time and the dead to enter heaven because of the way they died. May they all receive forgiveness of sin. It's a very painful way to die dear God 🙏💔💘😭😭
I think it's important to consider that while this quake had its epicenter in Turkey, it was very close to the border with Syria. For those of you who are not familiar with the situation there, Syria has been stricken by a decade-long civil war and its infrastructure was already devastated by the fighting, with no real authority to repair it. In short, an already severe earthquake like this will have hit this country really hard given its pre-existing state of disrepair. :/
Truth. I've also been adding this info. Also, there are millions of refugees in the region. People already traumatized by war, now this. They can't seem to catch a break. My hope is that the US and NATO countries can get aid there ASAP. These people need help. 💔🌍
@@erinmac4750 The United States and NATO besiege the Syrian people They control the oil and wheat fields. We are suffering from a cold winter and a food blockade due to the intervention of the United States, which supports Islamic militias
I can't even finish the video without having flashbacks to that early morning of the event. I don't think I'll ever get over it. I've never been so scared in my entire life, even though we went through a bloody war and bombing for years.
the ridgecrest example was interesting given that I experienced that quake and aftershocks. iirc the first aftershock was longer and shakier than the first quake in that instance.
Excellent video. It's worth noting that I can recall a study published several years ago I believe, basically showing that there does seem to be a correlation between major earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that may occur within a year or two after the shock. It was also shown that the earthquake epicenter and erupting volcano may not be very close together geographically speaking. I seem to remember the paper also mentioning that eruption triggered might not necessarily occur at a recently active edifice. Something worth keeping an eye on. 👀
Hi . We feel multiple aftershocks here in north lebanon every hour 😢 , Some rumors talk about another earthquake to happen in middle east syria lebanon and israel !? Is that true!!??
"but did happen because of the 7.8 mainshock." - as *indicated in the video* , the larger quake released pressure in the east which likely triggered the second quake.
I'm not sure, I think it depends on how they define the quakes. I know the Ridgecrest 6.7m was thought to be the main quake until the 7.1m happened the next day. Then, I heard discussions that the first quake was a foreshock.... I don't remember what the ultimate conclusion was.
As horrible as this is, when I heard about this quake (i.e. before I knew where it was*), I was REALLY worried it resulted from a slip on the North Anatolian Fault (NAF), which has been pretty quiet for 23 years now, after producing a large earthquake (between Mw 6.7 and 7.8) once every 5.5 years on average, for 60 straight years (It did slip a bit in 2020, but as the quake was only Mw 5.9, the displacement was likely not that significant). The NAF is Turkey's most dangerous fault line, and it's been building up stress for a long time now, without major release. Also, because of the segmented nature of the slip on this fault (sequential quakes tend to move westward with time, as the stress gets progressively moved to the west), there is a decent chance that the next large earthquake on the NAF hits near Istanbul (this was my fear when I heard "earthquake in Turkey" - such an event would dwarf the human tragedy of today's earthquakes). And even if it doesn't, Turkey's population density is highest along its northern border, which is very close to, and roughly parallels the NAF. However, I do worry that the release on these two faults have put a lot of additional stress on the NAF, as the slip today caused the southern part of Turkey to move towards the west, while the northern part did not, drastically increasing the earthquake risk on the NAF. My cursory research into the paleoseismology of the region suggests that if such a quake results from the increased stress on the NAF, it would most likely occur on the eastern portion of the North Anatolian Fault (i.e. NOT the part that is near Istanbul or Ankara), but the paper I read did say that more research was needed to understand the relationship between the faults affecting the Anatolian plate. *This was before the second quake hit.
@@nkronert I dunno...seismology is a very young and poorly-understood field, and the geometry of faults in Turkey is among the most complex anywhere in the world. From what I can tell, earthquakes on the EAF are most likely to affect the eastern portion of the NAF, far away from Istanbul. But nothing happens in a vacuum, so if there's an earthquake in northeastern Turkey that results from the new stress situation after today's quakes, it *will* transfer that stress westward along the NAF, and thus, the end result could still affect Istanbul. But that should be no surprise to anyone. Turkey is one of the most seismically-active places in the world, and while it will never have the big Mw 9.0 megathrust quakes that can lead to 4 or 5 minutes of intense shaking and result in tsunami generation, even earthquakes smaller than Mw 6.0 can kill thousands, given the high population-density and prevalence of poorly-constructed buildings in this part of the world.
Wow. Researchers have been warning about the this big one for a while now. Weirdly, within an hour, we had an earthquake near Lake Ontario. I was awake and not far away, but didn't feel a thing. Darn. Full moon. Big lakes.
Ah, finally I can see what really happened. The news rushes over the details of geography. What would help more is if news would explain the Richter scale briefly too, especially for children and people who have forgotten it 💙🙏🏻💙
I'll explain the Richter scale to you: Its usage is discontinued since the 1950's, and the moment magnitude scale is used to properly rank and calculate earthquake energy release. Only less-than trustworthy news outlets and people who watch those continue to falsely use it.
in the devastation of this earthquake I always ask. Why in the lower great lakes area do we experience such minor earthquakes. Is there any chance these quakes are related?
No, those are mostly due to ongoing rebound from the glacial period and ancient plate interactions. It's basically old wounds vs this ongoing tearing of the crust.
Thank you for your amazing review it is very educational. Can you please do a video about the western part of the anatolian plate and the agean sea plate. You would make me very happy.
This earthquake sequence is quite horrible. When myself and other scientists including other volcanologists saw the location and magnitude of this quake, we ALL immediately knew how severe it would be. This region has a long history of high casualty earthquakes going back as far as when Antioch was a major city.
Thank you for getting us information about these earthquakes so quickly, and as always for the high quality.
My friends and family will be looking for reliable information on effective ways to help, do you have any opinions or information on particular relief organizations in the area?
I'm not a scientist 🥼. And I knew enough to know what happens when you build concrete/brick 🧱 home's
I also knew immediately that it would be very deadly
Upwards 50,000 people are dead or missing and we're only 16 hours into it
Yeah it caused double devastation as the rescue operations were already underway when the second earthquake occured.
Thank you.
@@ghostprepper5859 very exaggerated number.
Hello all, I am from Turkey. I live in the Earthquake area, and the calamity here is unmeasurable. More than 7 thousand buildings collapsed. The death toll is rising and I think it will be more than 10 thousand. There are some cities that were wiped out... And winter conditions are harsh. Please help in any way you can. Thank you.
As always you provide the most detailed and more accurate info on incidents like this. mainstream news has been reporting the 7.5 as an aftershock without indicating that it was on a totally different fault. Thank you for keeping us so well informed!
depend half mainstream news say it is another earthquake
@@vkobevk Later reports have corrected that info.
Boulder represent !!!
I heard news reports calling the second quake an aftershock and thought the magnitute a bit high for that. Thanks for setting the record straight, as usual.
I had no idea there were so many quakes after the main one the news is talking about. Great info thanks for sharing
The USGS earthquake site has a pretty good list of the M4.0+ events. You can even search by date in their catalogue!
The largest the main shock, the more M4.0+ events you can expect.
So a M5.5 would generate on average less M4.0+ quake aftershocks than a M7.1. earthquake.usgs.gov
Two separate massive earthquakes. Not Turkey's lucky day. My thoughts are with everyone digging through the rubble.
not lucky with snowstorm, winter and happened at night and near warzone
It had 2 significantly strong after shock 6.4 and 5.9
thanks from turkey🙏🏻
"DO NOT expect firefighters, police or paramedics to help you. They may not be available." This is a truly terrifying statement.
yeah that's what happened. Help is arrived after a day
Awesome to get a proper perspective.... cheers to you 🤟
Also, (I live in Tokyo) , after the Tohoku Earthquake it was amazing how many aftershocks occurred and interesting at the same time to feel them getting less severe too 👍
I also lived through that earthquake, though in my local region it was about 5.0-5.5. Can't imagine experiencing dozens of 5.0+ aftershocks a day, and in far less quake-resistant buildings...
@@Sky_Guy That's the scary part. These buildings are definitely not built to Japanese earthquake standards. I can't imagine the feeling of being trapped, let alone ending up getting trapped in the process of helping.
@@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88 especially in the parts of Syria that were also effected bc of the civil war that only finished recently
it was a huge eartquake storm and lost of people died !! it is so weird
@@alinaqirizvi1441 WHAT ARE THEY FIGHTING FOR? GENETICALLY, THEY ARE DISTANT COUSINS,,,,
Seeing those buildings pancake .. and knowing people were inside them was gut wrenching….and 8 meters of displacement yikes ..!
Our sincere pray for the people of Syria and Turkey from NEPAL We feel the pain there. Be strong & Safe 🙏🙏🙏
I was 156 kilometers away from where the earthquake took place. The earthquake was very strong. It was very bad to hear the crying of children who saw an earthquake for the first time in his life and to spend the night outside despite the snow. 4 earthquakes were felt from where I live, 7.8 7.6 6.7 and 6.2
5.6 earthquake just happend, so terrifying. Over 450 aftershock happend.
Hope you and others are safe as can be under such tragic circumstances
I'm sorry
I was actually shocked since the first earthquake was already a 7.8 and 9 hours later heard there was a 7.5, I had to double check if it was a computer error but it wasn't since 2 of my apps notified the same earthquake. I feel bad for what Turkey is going through at the moment, the 7.8 and the smaller aftershocks already destroyed the city and the 7.5 made it even worse. Didn't really expect 2 major earthquakes to strike at the same place with almost the same magnitude.
I also had the same reaction. I saw something about "second" and thought maybe the news or media was confused, but I was terribly wrong. I thought maybe because the news was reporting different magnitudes, they got confused or something, because there was some saying 7.5 and 7.6 on top of the 7.8. I thought it was all the same earthquake for a few moments. It was hard to believe but it was true.
@@oa5828 While I haven't seen such a close example of temporal proximity there have been a number of examples showing a major earthquake on one fault can transfer strain to other faults causing another fault on the brink of rupturing to rupture. In this case it looks like there was two faults both on the brink of rupture which when one finally moved it then set the other fault off as well.
Definitely a horrible situation but one which I would hope should serve as a warning for other complex fault zones.
As always... great coverage.
Thank you for posting this and for the good work you do.
As always on point 👍🏻
Thank you for your Work
Thank you, this is going to be a great video❤️💜❤️
Update: this was a great explanation, you are the best
one of the worst kind of earthquake with it being high magnitude and shallow depth near a highly populated area 💔
GH, you do amazing work. Can't thank you enough for putting this sort of information out there in such a short amount of time.
Thanks for the information! I am in Turkey, Antalya. I will be happy to see more updates and forecasts
Great explanation.I live in Adana,Çukurova region which had the biggest impact in Adana.My flat is in 9th floor and my 45 cm chandelier was hitting the ceiling,couldn’t stand up and walk ! Never saw anything like it, it was so scary.
Thank you for explaining the subject!
Love the detailed explanation, let this be a worst-case-scenario example for everyone who lives near a major strike-slip fault. Double-check your emergency bags, escape routes, and meeting locations with your family members
by graciously sharing our pain, praying for us, and responding to our step 4 emergency request; thank you for sending your rescue teams and pledging assistance. We are gratefull and Turkish people will never forget your support at this dark times 🙏 #helpturkey
Really do appreciate your expertise. Thank you.
My deepest condolences to the family who lost their love ones and injured people be healed. Its so heartbreaking I pray for Turkey🇹🇷🙏. And my friend lives in Adana I hope he's fine with his family and everyone 🙏🙏🙏😢
Thank you, love the data without the media hype or twist.
I was shocked when I woke up this morning and saw that a second mid-7.X quake hit on a separate fault. Classic case study of a likely chain-reaction. I can't even imagine what it's like there with all those strong aftershocks... probably seems like an endless nightmare for these poor folks.
Its amazing how much movement has occurred in such a small area in such a short timeframe. I've felt one magnitude 4 quake before and having such near constant, high intensity shaking must be terrifying. Fascinating to see how the geology there is coming to life but it must be horrific to live through. I suppose the one plus side to all of this is that there will likely be a long period of quiescence afterwards, as that must be a huge amount of stress relieved on the faults.
Thanks. I always know I'll get the best summary of events like this from your videos. (I didn't even know that the Anatolian plate existed prior to today, but knowing what I know about the geography of Turkey, it makes perfect sense.)
All sympathies go out to the victims and those with friends and family in the region and I hope you can contact them soon. Our best family friends were in the Great Alaskan Eq of 1964 (mag 9.2). We couldn't contact them for many days. We had one of their mothers with us and she was so worried. As were we. I still remember that so vividly. Unfortunately that's the norm after big disasters. I hope word gets out soon for everyone.
I’m glad to hear you do a video about this💖
Thinking of the people affected by these devastating earthquakes. It could not have happened at a worse time - while Europe is in turmoil. I hope they can recover economically and that the death toll is not as high. 😟
The death toll exceeded 10 thousand 😟
That strike slip fault you did on the show is the best example of earthquake progression
I learned more from these 4 minutes than all the numerous articles I've read the last few days
Apparently my geology class did this today, but I've watched from sidelines duento illness, thanks for the infp
Info*
It feels wrong to hit the "like" button on this, but I’m liking your report here, not the earthquake and its horrible destruction.
Usual spot on description, thanks
Our thoughts are with the people of Turkey and Syria. May those trapped be rescued speedily and those who have lost loved ones find peace and comfort. We are with you In thought and prayer from Zambia.
Thanks for the quick video on this terrible event.
I'm glad your channel exists. It's nice to finally have a qualified person explaining all things geology and events.( Unlike every other channel out there, cough, morning dew, dutchsense, magnetic reversal. Just to name a few. )
For 90% accurate earthquake forecasts go to Dutchsinse. He predicted the 1st mag7.8 .
Thanks for explanation!👍
Thanks for the explanation.
Heartbreaking...fatalities already over 3800 0:08
This is so tragic.... sending hope love and prayers to all involved 💔😔🙏
this is a wonderful and information presentation in a very short notice. Good Work Bravo
My prayers are with Everyone from Turkey and Syria who were affected by this disaster 🙏
thanks from turkey🙏🏻
@@kemalmehmetzade8145 hope all is well with you and your family
Today is a terrible day.. My ❤ goes out to all those affected in 🇹🇷 and 🇸🇾
All my thoughts go to Turkey and Syria, coming from another seismic country, Romania, that has experienced some major quakes along the years, this is so sad to watch. You can not even begin to imagine how helpless you feel especially if you're inside an older building. God help us all 🙏
Hello. I saw photos from Turkey showing vertical displacements of 6 to 9 feet or more. The displacement was estimates done from a distance, but definitely vertical in nature. Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!
Just awful. An important reminder that every government needs to take building codes very seriously. For earthquakes and all other natural disasters.
Thanks for this informative video @GeologyHub . Today's earthquake is the biggest earthquake in Turkey's history since the 1939 Erzincan magnitude 7.9 earthquake. It is also the largest earthquake in the history of Turkey on the Eastern Anatolian Fault Line. Two earthquakes of magnitude greater than 7.5 occurred in the region within 9 hours. Four earthquakes greater than magnitude 6 occurred in the region. Unfortunately, seismic activity seems to continue here. Get well soon.
There were two devastating earthquakes. Get well soon.
Really a textbook example for geology :
ua-cam.com/video/JRjDwzf9e0A/v-deo.html
The second earthquake (M=7.6) is not an aftershock. After the Arabian Plate moved (M=7.8), the gap formed was filled with the movement of the Anatolian Plate (M=7.6).
Let’s hope for the best with the people effected ❤ Truly Saddening news 😢
Not only is it winter in this part of the world with Ankara receiving a recent snowstorm but this region has a lot of refugees from Syria and Internally displaced persons, many of whom are forced to reside in substandard accommodation. In the affected regions of Syria the houses were already severely weakened and basic infrastructure made almost non-existent because of Assad and Putin's criminal bombing campaigns including the bombing of hospitals that could have been used to help treat victims.
It's difficult to imagine the timing of these earthquakes being any worse.
Turkey and Syria are also experiencing serious economic problems…
Yeah, terrible place, terrible time. The geopolitical mess that Turkey is dealing with with regards to Syria and Russia's mess in Ukraine won't help with relief efforts either, as convincing nations to give aid will be difficult. Plus economic issues from the war and the 'rona, plus everything you mentioned... probably the worst time and place possible for an earthquake to occur.
@@StuffandThings_ well part of that can be blamed on Erdogan being hawkish and controlling over the country not letting anyone say no to him.
He can use this disaster to boost his popularity and win re-election again this year if he handled it well, if he doesn't then the opposition will have a good ammunition to use against him to finally oust him from power.
@@StuffandThings_ Fully agree.
Thank you, I didn't expect a volcano channel to teach me about the eartquake stuffs.
Innalillahi and rest in peace for Turkish & Syrian people.
Earthquakes can sometimes cause small to big volcanic eruptions so him talking about this does fit his channel.
Well the channel is called geologyhub not volcanologyhub
Great reporting! Way better than the MSM.
Before the last couple years, Turkey was improving its economy at a pretty good clip. It's wild to me that earthquake retrofitting and reinforcement hasn't been a major part of that upswing - I still remember the 1999 quake. I would have hoped they'd be past death tolls in the thousands by now.
Yeah the big problem there from what I have heard or read is that there is a lot of corruption (especially ethnic racism and religious zealotry) particularly with the current government which apparently got into power in the aftermath of that quake. An effectively authoritarian government with sham elections and a state controlled press and willingness to resort to violence to crack down of dissent yeah its a far cry from the early 2000's. (Note I'm basically paraphrasing what someone from Turkey told me so I don't know exactly how accurate but it is consistent with what I have read elsewhere at least on the economic and humanitarian side of things as well as the coverage on NPR over the failed coup and Erdogan's use of the crack down to eliminate purge dissent).
We have been expecting a major quake on marmara fault line(100km off coast of İstanbul, pop 20M ) for almost 20 years. From your expertise point of view should we expect stress transfer to the fault line due to these earthquakes(as the plate movement suggests so)?
Thank you for this timely information. It helps for all of us to understand the land on which we live. Best hopes to all of the good people affected by this natural event.
Amazing, detailed explanation. You are the best.
I pray for the wounded to receive help on time and the dead to enter heaven because of the way they died. May they all receive forgiveness of sin. It's a very painful way to die dear God 🙏💔💘😭😭
how quickly does the ground shear the 27feet during the strike slip event?
💖🇹🇷 🙏 💖🇸🇾 KiaOra. Sending thoughts & prayers to the people of Turkey & Syria from New Zealand.
Nobody cares about your thoughts and prayers. It will do nothing for the people. Just a lazy/ selfish way of virtue signaling.
@@fire_n_ice1984
Wtf do you expect me to do from New Zealand, swim there?
Amoeba.
It seems there are around 5,000 casualties for now: over 3,400 victims in Turkey and 1,600 victims in Syria (just south of Turkey).
Nice graphics. Great info. And, the network news suqs...you just proved it.
😢😢😢may god have mercy.. when we experienced the same many years before … very hard days 😢 may departed soul rest in peace😢🙏🙏🇳🇵
New subscriber here 😊
Thanks for a very well done report.
Can Earthquakes create pressure further down the Plate Boundaries. So not in the vicinity of a recent quake, but hundreds or more miles away.
I think it's important to consider that while this quake had its epicenter in Turkey, it was very close to the border with Syria. For those of you who are not familiar with the situation there, Syria has been stricken by a decade-long civil war and its infrastructure was already devastated by the fighting, with no real authority to repair it.
In short, an already severe earthquake like this will have hit this country really hard given its pre-existing state of disrepair. :/
Truth. I've also been adding this info. Also, there are millions of refugees in the region. People already traumatized by war, now this. They can't seem to catch a break.
My hope is that the US and NATO countries can get aid there ASAP. These people need help. 💔🌍
@@erinmac4750 The United States and NATO besiege the Syrian people They control the oil and wheat fields. We are suffering from a cold winter and a food blockade due to the intervention of the United States, which supports Islamic militias
I can't even finish the video without having flashbacks to that early morning of the event. I don't think I'll ever get over it. I've never been so scared in my entire life, even though we went through a bloody war and bombing for years.
Thanks for the detailed information about the earthquake. You guys did a fantastic job.
Turkey has among Earth's most insanely intense wicked Earthquakes.
Excellent video,thank you..
Sending prayer 🇹🇷🙏. My friend lives in Adana I hope he's fine. My deepest condolences to the family who lost their love ones 😢
the ridgecrest example was interesting given that I experienced that quake and aftershocks. iirc the first aftershock was longer and shakier than the first quake in that instance.
Excellent video. It's worth noting that I can recall a study published several years ago I believe, basically showing that there does seem to be a correlation between major earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that may occur within a year or two after the shock. It was also shown that the earthquake epicenter and erupting volcano may not be very close together geographically speaking. I seem to remember the paper also mentioning that eruption triggered might not necessarily occur at a recently active edifice. Something worth keeping an eye on. 👀
Hi, I don't know if you have done it before, but I'd be interested to see a video on the Devil's Hole earthquake "resonance" phenomenon.
How about an overview of the tectonic environment of the area, I know it's complex and difficult to surmise.
Thanks for the info
I have a friend in turkey who luckily survived
Lucky indeed! I hope the best for their loved ones, as well.
Thanks for the update Geology Hub. ❤️
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Hi . We feel multiple aftershocks here in north lebanon every hour 😢 , Some rumors talk about another earthquake to happen in middle east syria lebanon and israel !? Is that true!!??
Great work as always. Classroom stuff. Thanks
For future reference, the Ç in Turkish makes a 'ch' sound, so Çardak is pronounced "Chardak", not "Kardak".
Thank you for your comments
So the 7.5 was its own mainshock, but did happen because of the 7.8 mainshock.
"but did happen because of the 7.8 mainshock." - as *indicated in the video* , the larger quake released pressure in the east which likely triggered the second quake.
Thankyou so much!!
Can an aftershock be bigger than the original quake??
I'm not sure, I think it depends on how they define the quakes. I know the Ridgecrest 6.7m was thought to be the main quake until the 7.1m happened the next day. Then, I heard discussions that the first quake was a foreshock.... I don't remember what the ultimate conclusion was.
My friend forecasts earthquakes using the Schuman resonance. He nailed it again this time...
As horrible as this is, when I heard about this quake (i.e. before I knew where it was*), I was REALLY worried it resulted from a slip on the North Anatolian Fault (NAF), which has been pretty quiet for 23 years now, after producing a large earthquake (between Mw 6.7 and 7.8) once every 5.5 years on average, for 60 straight years (It did slip a bit in 2020, but as the quake was only Mw 5.9, the displacement was likely not that significant). The NAF is Turkey's most dangerous fault line, and it's been building up stress for a long time now, without major release. Also, because of the segmented nature of the slip on this fault (sequential quakes tend to move westward with time, as the stress gets progressively moved to the west), there is a decent chance that the next large earthquake on the NAF hits near Istanbul (this was my fear when I heard "earthquake in Turkey" - such an event would dwarf the human tragedy of today's earthquakes). And even if it doesn't, Turkey's population density is highest along its northern border, which is very close to, and roughly parallels the NAF.
However, I do worry that the release on these two faults have put a lot of additional stress on the NAF, as the slip today caused the southern part of Turkey to move towards the west, while the northern part did not, drastically increasing the earthquake risk on the NAF. My cursory research into the paleoseismology of the region suggests that if such a quake results from the increased stress on the NAF, it would most likely occur on the eastern portion of the North Anatolian Fault (i.e. NOT the part that is near Istanbul or Ankara), but the paper I read did say that more research was needed to understand the relationship between the faults affecting the Anatolian plate.
*This was before the second quake hit.
I was about to ask how these quakes would affect stresses on the fault near Istanbul.
@@nkronert I dunno...seismology is a very young and poorly-understood field, and the geometry of faults in Turkey is among the most complex anywhere in the world. From what I can tell, earthquakes on the EAF are most likely to affect the eastern portion of the NAF, far away from Istanbul. But nothing happens in a vacuum, so if there's an earthquake in northeastern Turkey that results from the new stress situation after today's quakes, it *will* transfer that stress westward along the NAF, and thus, the end result could still affect Istanbul.
But that should be no surprise to anyone. Turkey is one of the most seismically-active places in the world, and while it will never have the big Mw 9.0 megathrust quakes that can lead to 4 or 5 minutes of intense shaking and result in tsunami generation, even earthquakes smaller than Mw 6.0 can kill thousands, given the high population-density and prevalence of poorly-constructed buildings in this part of the world.
Wow. Researchers have been warning about the this big one for a while now. Weirdly, within an hour, we had an earthquake near Lake Ontario. I was awake and not far away, but didn't feel a thing. Darn. Full moon. Big lakes.
Ah, finally I can see what really happened. The news rushes over the details of geography. What would help more is if news would explain the Richter scale briefly too, especially for children and people who have forgotten it 💙🙏🏻💙
I'll explain the Richter scale to you: Its usage is discontinued since the 1950's, and the moment magnitude scale is used to properly rank and calculate earthquake energy release. Only less-than trustworthy news outlets and people who watch those continue to falsely use it.
Very clear explanation. Thank you.
Does not Turkey have many dams in the Euphrates water shed which is not too far from this epicenter? Have any of these dams been damaged?
Any chance you could look in more detail at the Azores? What are the risks there for the entire archipelago, both of volcanic eruptions and tsunamis?
Right On Thanks for the info
in the devastation of this earthquake I always ask. Why in the lower great lakes area do we experience such minor earthquakes. Is there any chance these quakes are related?
There is a small fault zone in ohio near buffalo
No, those are mostly due to ongoing rebound from the glacial period and ancient plate interactions. It's basically old wounds vs this ongoing tearing of the crust.
Thank you for your amazing review it is very educational. Can you please do a video about the western part of the anatolian plate and the agean sea plate. You would make me very happy.
excellent review
I am belgian and i support our belgian turkey . I hope all is good with your beloveb ones