Türkiye awaits 7.5 magnitude earthquake, warns Japanese expert

Japanese earthquake expert Yoshinori Moriwaki anticipates a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Türkiye’s Marmara region and southeastern Kahramanmaras.

Türkiye is a major earthquake zone with various magnitudes of earthquakes registered daily.

Moriwaki comments on Afyonkarahisar, preparations

Speaking to journalists in Afyonkarahisar, a city located in west central Anatolia, Moriwaki commented, “There are also fault lines in Afyonkarahisar, there are 4 fault lines in the city. The alluvial ground is very bad, it is necessary not to build very high-rise buildings for this, the mayor has already decided, it is allowed up to the 3rd floor, this is very good. “

Moreover, Moriwaki outlined that despite Afyon being home to 4 fault lines a 7.5 magnitude earthquake is not anticipated unlike in the Marmara region which includes Istanbul and Kahramanmaras.

“They should not ask about the time and magnitude of the earthquake,” Moriwaki said, adding, “Earthquakes are coming to Türkiye and Japan, so we should be ready. We have to be ready together at the municipality, at home, in schools, then we can reduce this damage by 70 percent. This 70 percent is a big number.”