The reason for the earthquake in Turkey is that Turkey is located at the junction of the Eurasian plate, the Indian Ocean plate and the African plate. About 42% of the country is in an active earthquake zone, with unstable geological structure and frequent earthquakes.

Turkey is located in the northern Anatolia fault zone, and earthquakes are one of the most frequent natural disasters in Turkey. According to the theory of plate tectonics, the lithosphere in the world consists of several plates. The Eurasian plate slides from north to south relative to Africa and Arabian Peninsula, and Turkey is squeezed and moved westward. The North Anatolia fault formed by the relative movement of these two plates is an earthquake-prone zone.

From ancient times to the present, Turkey is a country "entangled" by earthquakes, among which there are many major earthquakes. In recent years, Turkey has suffered many strong earthquakes. According to the data, there were nine earthquakes of magnitude 7 or above in Turkey in the 20th century. Among them, an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 occurred in central and western Turkey on August 17, 1999. 1999165438+1October 12, a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred again in western Turkey.

Brief introduction of Turkey and earthquake occurrence time;

Turkey, located between Anatolia Peninsula and East Thrace, is a Turkish Strait consisting of Bosporus Strait, Marmarakhi Strait and Da Daniil Strait, and is the only waterway connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The coastline is 7200 kilometers long and the land border is 2648 kilometers long? . Turkey's geographical location and geopolitical strategic significance are extremely important, and it is a crossroads connecting Europe and Asia.

Since the beginning of 2 1 century, on May 1 day, 2003, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred in Binger province, Turkey, causing more than 700 casualties and damaging nearly 1200 buildings. On March 8, 20 10, an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in Elazig province, and on March 23, 201/kloc-0, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred in all provinces. On September 26th, 20 19, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred in Istanbul. On October 24th, 2020/KLOC-0, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Elaze province. On 10 year 10 30th, an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 occurred in the Aegean Sea near western Turkey.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Turkey.