Daily Sabah logo

Politics
Diplomacy Legislation War On Terror EU Affairs Elections News Analysis
TÜRKİYE
Istanbul Education Investigations Minorities Expat Corner Diaspora
World
Mid-East Europe Americas Asia Pacific Africa Syrian Crisis Islamophobia
Business
Automotive Economy Energy Finance Tourism Tech Defense Transportation News Analysis
Lifestyle
Health Environment Travel Food Fashion Science Religion History Feature Expat Corner
Arts
Cinema Music Events Portrait Reviews Performing Arts
Sports
Football Basketball Motorsports Tennis
Opinion
Columns Op-Ed Reader's Corner Editorial
PHOTO GALLERY
JOBS ABOUT US RSS PRIVACY CONTACT US
© Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2023

Daily Sabah logo

عربي
  • Politics
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • Elections
    • News Analysis
  • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Expat Corner
    • Diaspora
  • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • Islamophobia
  • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
  • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Reviews
    • Performing Arts
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
  • Gallery
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
  • TV
  • Turkey
  • Istanbul
  • Education
  • Investigations
  • Minorities
  • Expat Corner
  • Diaspora

Earthquakes stir up long-dormant volcano in central Turkey

by DAILY SABAH

ISTANBUL Nov 19, 2021 - 2:01 pm GMT+3
A view of Mount Hasan, in Aksaray, central Turkey, Nov. 18, 2021. (IHA Photo)
A view of Mount Hasan, in Aksaray, central Turkey, Nov. 18, 2021. (IHA Photo)
by DAILY SABAH Nov 19, 2021 2:01 pm

Authorities started surveillance of Mount Hasan in central Turkey after the volcano, one of the biggest in the country, demonstrated 'activity' following a string of recent earthquakes in the region

RECOMMENDED
An Anatolian leopard roams at an undisclosed location on this undated photo. (DHA Photo)

Endangered Anatolian leopard spotted roaming 1st time since October

ANATOLIAN-LEOPARD

It has been about 10,000 years since Mount Hasan spewed lava but authorities are concerned that it can make a comeback in light of the recent earthquakes.

The mountain, situated near Erciyes, another dormant volcano, sprawls across the Aksaray province, overlooking a vast plain at the Anatolian plateau. At a height of 3,268 meters (10,721.79 feet), it is one of the biggest in the country.

Its last known eruption was in the early Holocene epoch, at a time when people had started settling down instead of leading a nomadic lifestyle.

The volcano has already been monitored but small magnitude earthquakes in nearby provinces including Niğde prompted concerns. Indeed, experts discovered activity in the mountain's layers of magma.

“Mount Hasan has a volcanism and this is a geological phenomenon proportionate with earthquakes,” Cezmi Türkmen, head of the Aksaray branch of the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) told Ihlas News Agency (IHA) on Thursday. Türkmen acknowledged that the volcanism can be easily affected by an earthquake along the Lake Tuz fault line crisscrossing the region.

Scientists from Aksaray University, in cooperation with AFAD, will set up sensors and measurement devices across the mountain to monitor crust movements and other unusual activities at the volcano. “Hot water emissions exist in some parts of the mountain and we will measure their temperatures. They usually have a fixed temperature of around 55 degrees Celsius (131 degrees Fahrenheit) but any upward temperature means there is activity in the volcano,” he said. Türkmen said a sudden outburst of the volcano was out of the question and they had the capacity to monitor certain indicators showing its eruption potential.

The most recent earthquake, at a magnitude of 5.1, was recorded earlier this month in Konya, a province neighboring Aksaray. Konya is among the provinces sitting on the Lake Tuz fault line, along with other fault lines in the region.

Volcanoes and earthquakes are often not connected but they cross paths anyway as they share the same location: edges of tectonic plates. Separately, small-scale earthquakes are nothing unusual beneath the volcanoes where the magma’s pressure on underground rocks triggers tremors.

Turkey is home to 13 volcanoes and more areas with volcanic potential. It is also an earthquake-prone country and lost thousands to disastrous tremors this and the last century. Earlier this week, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook the northern province of Düzce and was felt as far as Istanbul in the west.

Volcanoes have been dormant for thousands of years in the country but experts warn that they may still trigger earthquakes. Professor Şükrü Ersoy, an earthquake expert, told Demirören News Agency (DHA) after the Konya earthquake that it might be a “volcanic earthquake.”

“Magma activities may not create large earthquakes but they still have the potential of generating an earthquake up to a magnitude of 5.5,” he had warned.

RECOMMENDED
An Anatolian leopard roams at an undisclosed location on this undated photo. (DHA Photo)

Endangered Anatolian leopard spotted roaming 1st time since October

ANATOLIAN-LEOPARD
  • shortlink copied
  • Last Update: Nov 19, 2021 4:22 pm
    RELATED TOPICS
    fight-against-terrorism DEUTSCHE-BANK US-LIBYA-RELATIONS
    KEYWORDS
    volcano hasan mountain aksaray earthquake
    The Daily Sabah Newsletter
    Keep up to date with what’s happening in Turkey, it’s region and the world.
    You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
    Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states’ early diplomatic maneuvering occurred in the broader context of the nations’ strategic interests and should not be confused with unequivocal support for Russia. (Shutterstock Photo)

    Gulf states changing the face of Ukraine war

    gulf-states
    Leader of the far-right Danish political party Stram Kurs, Rasmus Paludan, stands outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. (AP Photo)

    Far-right politician Paludan to burn Quran in Denmark

    ISLAMOPHOBIA

    7 killed in armed attack on synagogue in East Jerusalem

    ISRAEL

    US tells Türkiye, Sweden, Finland to solve issues among themselves

    TÜRKIYE-US-RELATIONS
    Interior of Haydarpaşa Station
    15 of the world’s most beautiful train stations
    PHOTOGALLERY
    • POLITICS
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • News Analysis
    • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Diaspora
    • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • İslamophobia
    • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
    • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
    • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Performing Arts
    • Reviews
    • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
    • Photo gallery
    • Jobs
    • privacy
    • about us
    • contact us
    • RSS
    © Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2021