New Delhi: Even after the devastating earthquake in Turkey this year, earthquake-related activities are still happening continuously. In this sequence, on Monday, earthquake tremors were felt 23 kilometers to the southwest of Afsin, Turkey, whose intensity was 4.0 on the Richter scale. The United States Geological Survey has given this information. Afsin is a city in Türkiye. The earthquake came at 04.25 in the morning. So far no news of any damage has been revealed.
Let us tell you that in the month of February last, an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 in Turkey and Syria caused huge devastation. In both countries, more than 50 thousand people died and lakhs of people were injured. Although many countries, including India, had conducted rescue operations on a war footing in Turkey and rescued the people trapped in the debris. India had helped Turkey a lot.
On the other hand, on Friday, strong earthquake tremors were felt in many parts of Indonesia’s main island Java and tourist island Bali and people were in panic. However, there was no immediate news of any major loss of life or property. The US Geological Survey Institute reported that the earthquake’s epicenter was 96.5 kilometers north of the coastal city of Tuban on East Java Island at a depth of 594 kilometers and had a magnitude of 7.0.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency said there was no tsunami threat but warned of aftershocks. The agency says the primary magnitude of the earthquake was 6.6. By the way, the difference in the initial calculation is common. Videos surfaced on social media showed houses and buildings in Central Java, Yogyakarta shaking for several seconds and people running out of them in fear.