More than 50 earthquakes were recorded in the Sea of Marmara

More than 50 earthquakes were recorded in the seismic activity that started yesterday afternoon in the Marmara Sea off the coast of Istanbul.

According to the latest earthquake data of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), many earthquakes occurred off the coast of the Marmara Sea from 13:00 yesterday until this morning. While most of the tremors were recorded off the coast of the Islands, the depths of the earthquakes varied between approximately 7 and 15 kilometers.

According to the data, the biggest earthquake in the region was the 3.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred off the coast of the Princes' Islands at 17.43. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.9, 2.8, 2.7 and 2.6 were also recorded in the same region.

Experts evaluated the earthquakes, most of which occurred with a magnitude of 3 or less, to the AA correspondent.

"There is no energy discharge from the fault."

Geological Engineer Prof. Dr. Regarding the earthquakes in question, Okan Tüysüz said, "There is no indication other than that the fault is active. This is an indication that the fault is alive, not dead, and has the potential to produce an earthquake. It cannot be considered as a sign of any major earthquake." he said.

Stating that the earthquakes need to be monitored a little more in order to be called "earthquake storms", Tüysüz said, "These do not mean that the fault discharges energy because the earthquakes are very small. They only show that stress has accumulated on that fault and the fault has broken little by little, but it does not give a sign that a big earthquake will occur." he said.

"These earthquakes are normal, there is nothing to fear"

Istanbul Arel University Faculty of Engineering, Head of Civil Engineering Department, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Altan also said that micro earthquakes occur, but they are not large enough to cause a major earthquake.

Stating that it is pleasing that the magnitude is below 3, Altan said, "If it had reached 4-5, we would have to pay a little more attention. Because this North Anatolian Fault Line is our largest and most dangerous fault line that we need to pay attention to, that we care about. Therefore, we need to follow and take into account all the movements here. The mobility here is very important for us, but since it has been less than 3 so far, there is nothing to fear or cause a major earthquake." made his assessment.

Altan stated that the earthquakes that occur cannot be considered as "earthquake storms" because they are tectonic and said, "There is no such thing as a fault discharging energy. These earthquakes are quite normal earthquakes, there is nothing to be afraid of." he said.