Earthquake aftershocks to continue for days, possibly months: Expert
Aftershocks following a large earthquake that killed over 500 people in Turkey and Syria, can continue for "several days, several weeks, maybe even several months,"
Chris Elders, professor at the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Curtin University in Perth Australia, has told Al Jazeera.
"People will continue to feel the effects of the earthquake for some time in this area," Elders said.
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He added that multiple aftershocks of magnitude four or five have already been registered. While of lesser intensity compared to the 7.8 magnitude quake, they were still "very worrying."
The earthquake occurred at a relatively shallow depth of about 17 kilometres below the earth's surface, which means that the quake was felt with "much greater intensity than if it was deeper in the crust," Elders said.
A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing over 500 people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed, and triggering searches across the snowy region for survivors trapped in the rubble.
