Earthquake moved 10 feet Turkey: water-petrol line and rivers may change direction; India is also moving towards Europe

 

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Turkey on Monday has shifted the land of Turkey by 10 feet i.e. about 3 meters. This claim has been made by Italian seismologist Dr. Carlo Dogliani. Earlier in 2011, reports of Japan and India slipping in 2022 also came out

In Bhaskar Explaner, we will know how Turkey shifted 10 feet due to earthquake, what is the cost of land sliding and which countries are more prone to land sliding…

How did Turkey move due to the earthquake?

To understand the reason for Turkey's land sliding, we have to understand its location.

Actually, the world is situated on large tectonic plates. Beneath these plates is liquid lava. These plates keep on floating and collide with each other many times.

Most of Turkey lies on the Anatolian tectonic plate. This plate is stuck between the Eurasian, African and Arabian plates. When the African and Arabian plates shift, Turkey gets sandwiched. This releases energy from inside the earth and causes earthquakes. Monday's earthquake in Turkey occurred on the North Anatolian Fault Line.

According to Italy's seismologist Dr. Carlo Doglioni, the Anatolian tectonic plates and the Arabian plates have shifted 225 kilometers away from each other. Due to this, Turkey has shifted 10 feet from its geographical place.

Doglioni says that due to this change in tectonic plates, Turkey has sunk 5 to 6 meters i.e. about 20 feet more than Syria. Although he made it clear that this is information from the initial data. In the coming days, accurate information will be available from satellite images.

Dr. Bob Holdsworth, Professor of Structural Geology at Durham University, said that it is natural for the plate to shift after such a powerful earthquake. He explained that there is a direct correlation between the intensity of earthquakes and the movement of tectonic plates. There is nothing in it that is awkward.

He told that tectonic plates can move up to one meter when an earthquake of 6.5 to 6.9 magnitude occurs. At the same time, it can move up to 10 to 15 meters when the biggest earthquake known so far occurs.

Turkey's price of sliding up to 10 feet

Pro. According to Holdsworth, if an earthquake of such high intensity causes a horizontal shift of 3 to 6 meters in the tectonic plates surrounding Turkey, then it is natural. The reason is that Turkey is in the zone of strong earthquakes. 

Such horizontal movement of tectonic plates can break roads, buildings, borings, water or petrol pipelines. Along with this, the direction of the rivers can also change. 

Dr. Joanna Farey Walker, Professor of Earthquake Geology and Disaster Risk Reduction at University College London, said that both were strike-slip earthquakes. He said that due to strike-slip faults, there is a possibility of earthquake of magnitude 7 or 8. As seen in Turkey.

In 2011, the earth had shifted due to the earthquake in Japan.

On March 11, 2011, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded occurred in Japan with a magnitude of 9.1. This powerful earthquake not only killed people, but also shifted the earth's axis by 4 to 10 inches. Along with this, the speed of daily rotation of the earth also increased.

At that time, USGS seismologist Paul Earle said that this earthquake has shifted Japan's largest island Honshu about 8 feet east of its place. During this, there were more than 160 earthquakes in the first 24 hours. Of these, 141 had a magnitude of 5 or more. This earthquake and tsunami in Japan had killed more than 15 thousand people.

Japan is in the most sensitive area of ​​earthquake. It falls in the Pacific Ring of Fire region. The Ring of Fire is an area where there are several continental as well as oceanic tectonic plates. When these plates collide with each other, earthquakes occur, tsunamis arise and volcanoes erupt.

The effect of this ring of fire can be seen from New Zealand to Japan, Alaska and North and South America. 90% of the world's earthquakes occur in this Ring of Fire region. This area is spread over 40 thousand kilometers. 75% of the active volcanoes in the world are in this region. 15 countries are in the jurisdiction of this Ring of Fire.