3,867 aftershocks recorded in Syria since February 6 – NEC
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian National Earthquake Center (NEC), linked to Syrian government, said that 3.867 earthquakes and aftershocks had been recorded and analyzed since between February 6 and March 3.
The center noted that 1.943 earthquake were of a magnitude between 2 to 3, while 1.502 were of a magnitude between 3 to 4. About 378 were between 4 to 5, and 33 were of between 5 and 6. Only 4 earthquakes were of magnitude 6 or larger.
On 6 February, an earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria. As a result, more than 50.000 people were killed and thousands more are missing, injured or homeless. Thousands of buildings have collapsed.
The general director of the NEC in Syria, Raed Ahmad, told a local news website that the aftershocks might persist for a whole year through more than 30,000 very mild tremors.
In Syria, the town of Jindires in the Turkish-occupied Afrin region, northwest Syria, was declared as the most affected area, with 513 deaths and 831 injuries. Over 200 buildings were completely destroyed and about 500 buildings were damaged.
The Syrian government has declared the areas worst affected by Feb. 6’s deadly earthquakes – Latakia, Hama, Aleppo and Idlib – as “disaster zones.”
In a report publicized on Friday by the World Bank Global Rapid Assessment the direct damage of the February 6 earthquake in Syria is estimated at $1.5 billion away from broader economic impacts and losses for the country’s economy.