Earthquake Today Damage Turkey Navy Equipment

Turkey which straddles seismic faultlines has a history of powerful earthquakes.

France turkey flight earthquake california warning app. It caused damage throughout the region and was a wakeup call to prepare for potentially even more damaging future quakes. According to turkeys disaster and emergency management authority afad the quake struck the marmara sea off the coastal town of marmara ereglisi at a depth of 68 kilometers 42 miles at 4. The epicentre of the 64 magnitude tremor was near the city of ridgecrest which is about 150 miles 240 km.

A man surveys the damage caused to the port on kos after the huge 67 magnitude earthquake earlier this morning tourists gather at a police station on the island of kos. It struck near the town of tark some 400km 250 miles north west of the capital tehran at 0217 local time. Fatal earthquakes are common in turkey occurring about once every two years but most strike the sparsely populated east.

Goelcuek deniz ana uessue is the main base of the turkish navy on the east coast of the sea of marmara in goelcuek kocaeliit is the principal base for logistic support with various facilities stretched over 1800 acres 73 km 2 of land. This one hit the densely populated industrial heartland south of istanbul. Goelcuek naval base turkish.

Southern california was hit by its strongest earthquake in two decades on thursday. Also damaged was naval air weapons station china lake a base that begins about three miles north of town and sprawls over 11 million acresthe 64 and 71 magnitude quakes rippled through the. In addition to the workplaces the base houses apartment like barracks social facilities a military hospital a military.

More than 17000 people were killed in august 1999 when a 76 magnitude quake struck the western city of izmit. Geological survey and many other organizations has improved the understanding. The 1989 loma prieta earthquake interrupted several decades of seismic tranquility in the san francisco bay area.