Warning from Naci Görür after Van earthquake! "Eastern Anatolia is quite compressed"

Geoscientist Prof. Dr. Naci Görür made a statement following the 4.7-magnitude earthquake that occurred in Lake Van.

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A 4.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in Lake Van yesterday at 14:04. According to the statement made by AFAD, the depth of the earthquake was recorded as 7 km.

Geoscientist Prof. Dr. Naci Görür made a statement on his X account following the earthquake.

Görür used the following expressions:

"There was a 4.6 earthquake in Van-Akçift. It is likely within the Erciş Fault Zone. After the February 6 earthquakes, Eastern Anatolia is quite compressed. It is normal for some strike-slip faults of this type to produce earthquakes. With love"