METU announced the post-earthquake tsunami preliminary report

Two earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6 in Kahramanmaraş caused the wavelengths to rise in various provinces. A study was conducted on the effect of the tsunami after the earthquake. The results of the post-earthquake tsunami preliminary report prepared under the leadership of METU with the support of Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Athens Academy and Southern California University have been announced.

According to the report, the first earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 caused a small amplitude tsunami event in various regions. The first wave was seen in the 25th minute after the earthquake on the coast of Arsuz district of Hatay. In the 33rd minute after the earthquake, the highest wave was observed with 14 centimeters. The highest wave was measured at the Erdemli station of Mersin with 14 centimeters in the 48th minute. While the highest wave of 17 centimeters was measured in the 65th minute at the Famagusta station of the TRNC, the highest wave of 10 centimeters was measured in the 48th minute at the Girne station.

In the report, “Scientific research of the small-scale tsunami event that occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean due to the February 6, 2023 earthquake and determining the mechanism of its occurrence are important to understand and be prepared for the formation mechanisms of possible tsunami events that may occur in the region in the future. This event is both a strike-slip event with its epicenter on land. Due to the tsunami that occurred after the fault rupture, it was an event that should be investigated and also allowed the efficient operation of the early warning system in the region to be tested. statements were included.

The studies will give ideas about how earthquakes that will occur on the sea floor will create waves, how they will spread and how long it will take for the waves to reach the shore. It is not possible to determine in which regions there are faults in the sea. It will give clues about the movements of the waves, the movements of the seafloor and the effects of a possible tsunami.