Earthquake In Tajikistan:
An earthquake of 7.2 Ritcher recently hit Tajikistan.
- The epicentre of the earthquake was just 82 km away from China border.
- The quake was felt in the western part of the Xinjiang region. The earthquake was first reported by the Chinese.
- A severe earthquake of 7.8 Richter struck Turkey and Syria.
- There were 2100 aftershocks.
- On 20 February 2023, more than 6,000 aftershocks were recorded.
- It was one of the deadliest earthquakes in the history of Turkey.
- Turkey is located in a seismically fragile zone.
- It is at the tri-junction of three plates namely the Arabian plate, the African plate, and the Eurasian plate.
- .The recent earthquakes are because of the movement of the African plate, Arabian plate, and Indian plate.
- After the collision, they release a few aftershocks to settle down.
