The Middle East region has been living in a state of intense fear for about two weeks, after the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and northern Syria, and resulted in thousands of victims in Turkey and Syria. It is the strongest earthquake in hundreds of years, followed by hundreds of aftershocks that were felt. residents of Lebanon.
The day before yesterday, a new earthquake struck Turkey, measuring 6.4 degrees on the Richter scale in the state of Hatay in the south of the country, and an earthquake of 5.8 degrees in the Samandag district of Hatay state. As a result, Turkey experienced a terrifying situation once again, just as the Syrians in rural Idlib experienced real moments of terror. Especially since the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.3 degrees and its epicenter was the Alexandretta district, and it was felt by residents of a number of Syrian governorates.
Lebanon received its share of the repercussions of what happened, as residents of various Lebanese regions felt the tremor.
In this context, geological expert Tony Nemer explains through “The Bulletin” that “Iskenderun is geologically complex and has more than one fault overlapping with each other, so we see there an understandable tremor movement,” stressing that “the size of the fault that moved and the pressure force is very large.” He explained that “the greater the strength of the earthquake, the greater the area on the fault, and the section that did not move interacts with a group of aftershocks.”
“Because the area is geologically complex, we do not know yet if this was an aftershock at the tip of the fault, or if another fault moved.” This is according to Nimr, who indicates that “until now, he is not on the Dead Sea fault, which passes through Lebanon and is located in southern Turkey,” hoping that “everything that happens will remain on land and things will not reach the sea, because then we may be affected more.”
In front of this scene, the expert in disaster management, Gebran Qaraouni, stresses the necessity of resorting to locking the gas bottles in the house immediately, and if the earthquake is prolonged, the electricity must be disconnected from the house, because this may lead to electrical friction that may develop into a fire. Not to light candles, but to use a flashlight,” noting at the same time that “it is necessary to hide under any sturdy table, in the stairwell, or in the corners of the strong columns in the building, and most importantly, to stay away from the glass facades, which could shatter and lead to damage and loss of life.” Necessarily”.
There is no doubt that what the entire region is going through is not easy, and the most important thing remains until now that all the talk about the Dead Sea fault that passes through Lebanon moved was not correct until the time of preparing this report, so hopes remain that things will be limited to land and not reach the extent of greater seismic activity. In the sea, because perhaps its repercussions on the Dead Sea rift that passes through Lebanon will be greater!
