NASA shared satellite images of the damage after the earthquake

The damage caused by the Kahramanmaraş earthquake, which took place on February 6 and shook our country deeply, is getting more and more noticeable with each passing day. As news of the event spread, scientists at space agencies around the world, including NASA, began to process and analyze satellite data about the event. Here is the map showing the damage after two strong earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6:

Shared preliminary damage map once again revealed the state of Kahramanmaraş, Türkoğlu and Nurdağı surroundings

The preliminary damage representation map above shows the damage to Kahramanmaraş and its districts Türkoğlu, as well as Nurdağı, which is within the borders of Gaziantep. Severely damaged and destroyed buildings are shown in red, while moderately or partially damaged areas are shown in orange and yellow. The fact that many places were shown in red once again revealed the bitter truth.

“We’re monitoring this event closely. In addition to mapping damage from satellites as much as possible, we also use satellites to monitor the increased risks of landslides, power outages, and weather that could pose a challenge to response efforts,” said Shanna McClain, a NASA employee. said. Eric Fielding, a geophysicist working at NASA, compared the Kahramanmaraş earthquake on February 6 to the 1906 earthquake that destroyed San Francisco.