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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Russia’s Crimean Peninsula could be next, warns scientist

Umang Sharma • February 8, 2023, 19:33:45 IST
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Russia’s Crimean Peninsula could be next, warns scientist

Moscow: Russia may suffer an earthquake of intensity similar to Turkey and Syria — 7.8 magnitude — soon, a scientist has warned. Turkey and Syria were devastated, with the death toll having gone past 11,000. A scientist from the Russian Academy of Sciences warned that the Crimean Peninsula in south-western Russia could one day witness a massive quake comparable to the Turkey and Syria temblors on Monday. Crimea could be next Turkey In an interview to Russian news outlet RIA Novosti, the scientist, Aleksandr Gorshkov said: “Crimea belongs to the Alpine-Himalayan belt, the same structure as Turkey and a repeat of such an event is possible in Crimea in principle.” Warning: Viewers discretion advised

Turkish Volunteers rescued a two-month-old girl buried under the debris due to the earthquake three days ago.#TurkeyEarthquake #TurkeySyriaEarthquake #TurkeyQuake pic.twitter.com/Xle6fgdcUA

— Sadam Bajeer (@shbajeer) February 8, 2023

Though there have been several minor earthquakes in Crimean Peninsula, including two in January 2021 of magnitude, the most powerful quake recorded in the recent history took place in 1927. Also Read: ‘Save me, I will be your servant’: Under rubble for 17 hrs, 7-yr-old Syrian girl saves brother - WATCH    Turkey, Syria earthquake For two days and nights since 7.8 magnitude quake, searchers continue to battle biting cold and find those still alive under flattened buildings on either side of the border. The earthquake killed over 11,200 people in both the countries. Must Read:  Turkey calls India ‘dost’, envoy to India says ‘friend in need, a friend indeed’ Officials and medics said 8,574 people had died in Turkey and 2,662 in Syria from Monday, bringing the total to 11,236. They added that the toll could double if the worst fears of experts are realised. Warning: Viewers discretion advised

The one who saved the life of a human is as if he saved the life of the entire humanity (al Quran) ❤️❤️#TurkeySyriaEarthquake#Turkey#TurkeyEarthquake pic.twitter.com/wKt0i7P91l

— M Qasim siddique 🇵🇰 (@mqasim_siddique) February 8, 2023
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