Where is the earthquake in Turkey?

The seismic center of Turkey is 37. 15 north latitude and 36.95 east longitude.

The nearest city to the epicenter is Ji 'an Taipu, about 40 kilometers away from the epicenter. There are 33 large and medium-sized cities within 300 kilometers of Fiona Fang. The earthquake has caused a large number of local casualties in Turkey, and at the same time, it has also caused a large number of houses and buildings to collapse, and the earthquake rescue work has been fully launched.

Turkey is located in the Eurasian seismic belt, one of the three major seismic belts in the world, with the African plate in the south and the Arabian plate in the east. These two plates move northward, contrary to the Eurasian plate moving southward. These plates move at the speed of 1.3 cm to 2 cm every year and squeeze each other, which greatly increases the pressure on the plate edge, so it is easy to cause earthquakes.

Brief introduction of Turkey

Turkey is a country spanning Asia and Europe, bordering the Black Sea in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the south, Syria and Iraq in the southeast, the Aegean Sea in the west, Greece and Bulgaria in the east, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran in the east. Turkey's geographical position is extremely important, and it is a crossroads connecting Europe and Asia.

Ankara, the capital, covers an area of 783,600 square kilometers. The population is 84.68 million (202 1 year 65438+February), with Turks accounting for more than 80% and Kurds accounting for about 15%. The whole country is divided into 8 1 province. Turkey spans Asia and Europe and adopts the European model in the economic and cultural fields. Turkey has a solid industrial base, which is one of the emerging economies in the world and one of the fastest developing countries in the world.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Turkey