The Sea of Marmara in the Istanbul region suddenly receded by 15–20 meters.
Scientists from the Candilli Observatory specify that this is a meteorological phenomenon, it is caused by a difference in atmospheric pressure, and not by seismic activity.
The sea in Istanbul receded from the coast in the Avcilar region, and stones and rocks were exposed.
A devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.7 occurred on February 6 in southeastern Turkey. It has become the strongest since 1939, it was called the “catastrophe of the century.”
According to the latest data, the death toll in Turkey has exceeded 31,000 as a result of the earthquake and aftershocks.