Haluk Ozner, director of the Kandilli Observatory and Turkey’s Earthquake Research Institute, said a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Kahramanmaras could trigger a tsunami in the Mediterranean. And in an interview with CNN’s American network CNN, “We have experienced the largest earthquake in this region since 1999,” Onz said. .
He said: “We are facing the most devastating earthquake that has hit this region since the August 17, 1999 earthquake.”
Ozner continued: “The aftershocks are expected to continue for several months and could be up to a year, and we may face the risk of an earthquake triggering a tsunami in the Mediterranean region, and we have informed 14 countries about this.”
