Turkish olive grove earthquake caused huge chasm.
February 16, 2023Tweet
(CNN) ⸻ Remarkable footage has emerged from Turkey's south-east Altınozu district, which borders Syria, showing a jagged, sandy-colored, canyon-like chasm that now divides the area. The cleavage reaches over 130 feet deep (40 meters) and is another show of the devastating power of last Monday's magnitude 7.8 quake, which killed tens of thousands of people in Syria and Turkey and destroyed entire city blocks. Irfan Aksu, who lives in the neighborhood, told Turkish news agency Demioren News Agency that when the earthquake started last Monday it created "an incredible sound" where he lived. He implored for experts to inspect the area for possible future damage. Last Monday's earthquake was the strongest to hit anywhere in the world since an 8.1 magnitude quake struck a region near the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean in 2021.
Turkey is no stranger to strong earthquakes, as it is situated along tectonic plate boundaries, but last Monday's was its most deadly due to the time of day it occurred. Many people were in their beds when it happened, and are now trapped under the rubble of their homes.