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A Groundbreaking Statement Regarding the Marmara Earthquake Came From Prof. Dr. Osman Bektaş: "A Major Disaster Has Been Expected for years."

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Groundbreaking data has been shared regarding potential major earthquake scenarios in the Marmara region. Professor Dr. Osman Bektaş stated that the fault is not locked as a single piece and is dissipating energy, explaining that the probability of an earthquake above magnitude 7 has weakened.
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Geological Engineer Prof. Dr. Osman Bektaş made a noteworthy assessment regarding fault movements in the deep sections of the Marmara Sea. Speaking via the X platform, Bektaş pointed out that the fault activity could generate smaller earthquakes than expected.

Scientists are once again at odds over the anticipated major earthquake in the Marmara Sea. Professor Dr. Osman Bektaş argues that energy is silently being released in some sections of the fault, weakening the probability of an earthquake greater than magnitude 7. However, Dr. Ramazan Demirtaş disagrees with this view, viewing the recent earthquakes not as an "energy release" but as a "preparatory phase" for a potential major Marmara earthquake.

New assessments regarding the structure of faults in the Marmara Sea have reignited the debate about the anticipated major Marmara earthquake. Professor Dr. Osman Bektaş stated that the fault is not a single, homogeneously locked segment, weakening the likelihood of an earthquake greater than magnitude 7. Here are the details...

Haber 7 - Professor Dr. Osman Bektaş, who has been constantly in the news with his statements on earthquakes, has, so to speak, reassured people with his latest assessment. He has made groundbreaking new statements regarding the potential major Marmara earthquake, which has divided the scientific community.

Prof. Dr. Osman Bektaş stated, "The probability of a major earthquake in the Marmara region is decreasing." Saying that "old classical views have been overturned," Bektaş added that "the possibility of generating an earthquake greater than magnitude 7 has been prevented."

Groundbreaking data has been shared regarding potential major earthquake scenarios in the Marmara region. Professor Dr. Osman Bektaş stated that the fault is not locked as a single piece and is dissipating energy, explaining that the probability of an earthquake above magnitude 7 has weakened.

·Ankara, Türkiye
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