Dutch seismologist Hoogerbeets again warns of earthquake in Turkey and Syria, but how?

Gulf Today Report

Dutch researcher and seismologist Frank Hoogerbeets spoke about the rumors circulating in Turkey, about a possible major earthquake in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

In response to a question from his followers on Twitter, Hoogerbeets said that it is very difficult to make any estimates of the Istanbul earthquake, but he hopes that scientists will be able to determine the expected time frame for it before it occurs.

He added that if the geometry of the planets were as clear as the geometry that preceded the Izmit earthquake in 1999, it would be easy to warn of a major earthquake before it happened.

It is worth noting that the Izmit earthquake occurred on August 17, 1999, and caused the death of more than 17,000 people and injured 44,000.

Hoogerbeets referred to his expectation of the Hatay earthquake that occurred on Monday.

Hoogerbeets said, “Stronger (clustering of) seismic activity may occur from approximately 20 to 22 February, potentially peaking around the 22nd.
“Expect aftershocks in Turkey/Syria in the coming days.”

There is always the possibility of an earthquake in earthquake prone regions. We try to isolate critical time-frames when stronger earthquakes are more likely to occur.

This is never 100% accurate though.
Please watch the latest forecast for the details that we know and share.

In his tweets, the Dutch scientist also touched on the weakness of buildings in Turkey, a piece of information he has known for years, as homes are not built according to earthquake protection standards, which is what caused the disaster that occurred on February 6, following the devastating earthquake in Kahramanmaraş.

Turkey and Syria were exposed to the catastrophe of the century, when a devastating earthquake occurred on February 6, causing tens of thousands of deaths, injuries and missing persons, in addition to losses estimated at billions of dollars.