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An earthquake occurred in Sındırgı, Balıkesir, yesterday evening (October 27) at 22:48. According to AFAD data, the 6.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded at a depth of 5.66 kilometers.
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The earthquake was felt in surrounding provinces, primarily in Istanbul, as well as in Izmir, Bursa, and Kocaeli.
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Aftershocks were also recorded following the earthquake, which caused great panic. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya reported that 3 buildings and 1 shop were destroyed in the earthquake, and there was no loss of life.
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Following the earthquake, all eyes turned to experts. Connecting to a live broadcast on CNN Türk, Prof. Dr. Şener Üşümezsoy stated that this was not an aftershock, but a triggering earthquake.
Prof. Dr. Üşümezsoy continued his statement as follows:
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“The continuation of the earthquake I pointed out in Sındırgı is slightly further to the southeast. A 15 km fault had broken, and it had a continuity extending toward the south.
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Toward the fault line 7-8 km southeast of Sındırgı. It is an earthquake that occurred in the mountains, not under Sındırgı. What does this mean?
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A surface of approximately 100 km is tearing. There had been a further 10-15 km of tearing. This is the growth of aftershocks toward the south, toward a new fault plane.
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We had said that the continuous growth of aftershocks toward the south indicates a new fault plane. The people of Sındırgı should not expect a larger earthquake than this.
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This earthquake is a part of the previous Balıkesir Sındırgı earthquake. Like the drawers of a dresser. After one broke, the other broke as well. It is not an aftershock, but an earthquake it triggered.
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These are earthquakes that formed on the north-south line in the Simav earthquakes. But in the form of an earthquake swarm.
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WILL IT AFFECT THE ISTANBUL EARTHQUAKE?
This earthquake is not an aftershock. It is a triggering earthquake. This earthquake will not affect the Marmara earthquake.
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