Apowerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and triggering a frantic search for survivors in the rubble in cities and towns across the area. At least 245 were killed and hundreds injured, and the toll was expected to rise.
\nThe quake, felt as far away as Cairo, was centered north of the city of Gaziantep in an about 90 kilometers (60 miles) from the Syrian border.
\nAccording to Google Maps, Gaziantep is located approximately 11 hours away from the Aegean Sea region, and 12 hours from Marmara, where a massive earthquake was predicted in December 2022 by an earthquake expert, according to a Turkish pro-government daily.
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\nAnother Dutch researcher Frank Hoogerbeets, who works for organisation Solar System Geometry Survey (SSGS) based in Netherlands had apparently predicted the quake on February 3, 2023, just three days ago.
\nUsing his Twitter account Dutch expert Frank Hoogerbeets wrote, \u201cSooner or later there will be a ~M 7.5 earthquake in this region (South-Central Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon).\u201d<\/p>\n
Sooner or later there will be a ~M 7.5 #earthquake in this region (South-Central Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon). #deprem pic.twitter.com\/6CcSnjJmCV
\n\u2014 Frank Hoogerbeets (@hogrbe) February 3, 2023
\nSSGS describes itself as a research institute for monitoring geometry between celestial bodies related to seismic activity on Twitter.
\nAfter Frank Hoogerbeets\u2019 prediction went viral, he responded to the earthquake, saying, \u201cAs I stated earlier, sooner or later this would happen in this region, similar to the years 115 and 526. These earthquakes are always preceded by critical planetary geometry, as we had on 4-5 Feb.”
\nAnd in another prediction, Serkan I\u00e7elli, an expert in mining geology, earth sciences, and earthquakes told\u00a0media in December 2022 that a \u201cbig one,” or a massive earthquake was expected for Turkey\u2019s Marmara region, where the nation\u2019s most populous metropolis, Istanbul, is situated, and would \u2018probably shortly strike the Aegean region\u2019.
\nI\u00e7elli had predicted that the significant earthquake would strike Istanbul and that the Aegean region would see a catastrophic quake.
\nHowever, he had stated that the intensity of the earthquake would not exceed over 7.0 on the Richter Scale as \u2018the G\u00f6lc\u00fck earthquakes in 1963 and 1999 significantly reduced the amount of tension in Marmara.\u2019 \u201cTherefore, an earthquake of more than 5.8 to 6.2 in the Marmara Sea is not possible,” he had told the daily.
\n\u201cThe Aegean region is a very complex place for us. Unfortunately, we do not follow that region very well. Especially the area under the island of Crete, called the Hellenic Arc, is dangerously prone to earthquakes. This region has previously produced earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.0 and is now causing the biggest earthquakes. In terms of our country, a tsunami may occur in parts of Mu\u011fla,” he had explained.
\n\u201cFirst of all, you need to know the annual sliding rate of that fracture, the earthquake repetition period and the largest earthquake it produced and analyze it with various formulas accordingly,” he had told.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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