Sayman Ame
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Dunno which thread to put in but but......
But that is a definitely a working clock and he seems well intentioned when he mentions it. A very good explainer article on The Print : https://theprint.in/world/all-about...a-hotbed-for-devastating-earthquakes/1357347/A broken clock is right twice a day.
" Turkey sits on a hotbed of seismic activity known as the Albide Belt — the second most active region on Earth after the Pacific Ring of Fire.
The Alpide Belt spans over 15,000 km, roughly following the boundary of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. It extends from the Himalayas in the east, through the Mediterranean region and across to the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. Tectonic plates are formations of the Earth’s crust that move slowly, often creating pressure and friction between each other.
This Alpide Belt accounts for about 17% of the world’s big earthquakes so far, according to United States Geological Survey. These earthquakes include some of the most destructive ones such as the Iran temblor that took 11,000 lives in August 1968, and the Turkey tremors in March 1970 and May 1971 that killed about 1,000 people each, according to the countries records. All were near magnitude 7, USGS archives show.
The Alpide Belt is home to many mountain ranges, the most significant being the Himalayas and the Alps. The Himalayan zone is prone to intense and high-frequency earthquakes because of active tectonic plate friction.
Scientists say there is a strong possibility of a major earthquake in the Himalayan region. "