2023-05-09 09:56:00
He said that there are fault lines within the Sea of Marmara, between Yalova and Silivri, that have not been broken, 20 kilometers from Istanbul, and are expected to be broken.
At a critical time, days before the elections, a Japanese seismologist, Yoshinori Moriwaki, warned of a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Bursa and Istanbul, which might be followed by a massive tsunami that would flood the region.
Moriwaki said, “There are fault lines within the Sea of Marmara, between Yalova and Silivri, that have not been broken, 20 kilometers from Istanbul..and we expect them to be broken,” according to what was published by the Turkish “Usak Gündemi” website.
He added, “If the fault lines break in this area, there may be a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, but if they break several fault lines together or all of them, a higher intensity earthquake may occur.”
The Japanese seismologist stated that the southern branch passes directly under the city of Bursa, and that there is also a fault line that passes through Iznik, adding, “But before that, we can expect some activity on the fault line extending from Inegol to Bursa.”
And he added, “150 years have passed since the devastating earthquake… If we look at the fault lines in western Bandirma, there are points that have not been broken for 250 years,” noting that it is important that new constructions and buildings be done accordingly.
In 2018, a Japanese expert said that Turkey may be exposed to a strong earthquake in the coming years, especially in the vicinity of the Marmara region, similar to the devastating earthquake that struck the country in 1999, which left thousands of victims, and was considered one of the worst disasters in Turkey’s modern history.
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