Fears of another major earthquake have been rekindled in Istanbul since the February 6 disaster that hit Turkey and Syria, but a prominent Turkish seismologist has reassured the risk “hasn’t increased”.
Professor Dogan Kalafat, director of Kandilli Observatorys Regional Earthquake-Tsunami Monitoring Center speaks during an interview in Istanbul on February 23, 2023. – The earthquake that struck southern Turkey on February 6, 2023 has revived the fears of the 16 million inhabitants of Istanbul, located near an earthquake fault.
Still, the 16 million residents of Istanbul, a city that spreads over two continents and has seen skyscrapers mushroom in recent years, are wondering if they’re ready for the “Big One”. In front of them, on a wall at least five metres tall, a giant screen provides real-time readings from 260 seismic stations across the country.
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