Moderate earthquake at the Siri Dam in Turkey
Last update: July 22, 2012 at 9:53 am by By Ashish Khanal
| Central Turkey | Jul 22 09:26 AM | 5.0 | 7.6 |
Moderate earthquake in Turkey (5.0 ac. to USGS)
Based on preliminary data from EMSC, the shallow earthquake happened 26 km W Kahramanmaras (pop 376,045). The Sir dam (reservoir) dominates the area. Normally earthquakes with this moderate Magnitude should be NO problem for hydroelectrical dams. Earthquake-Report.com does not expect any serious damage or injuries from this earthquake.
USGS reports a fundamentally different epicenter approx. 30 km away from the dam. USGS reports a Magnitude of 4.9 at a depth of 9.7 km
from: http://earthquake-report.com/2012/07/21/major-earthquakes-list-july-22-2012/