Earthquake

A considerable decline has been seen for earthquake resistance test requests for buildings across the country, which had spiked during the first couple of months after the deadly Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes, an expert has said.

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to $90 million to the Turkish private lender Akbank as part of its Türkiye Disaster Response Framework (DRF), launched in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes that hit the country's southeastern cities.

New dormitories will be constructed in the southern provinces affected by the Feb. 6 earthquakes, and the damaged dormitories will be renovated for use in the upcoming academic term, Youth and Sports Minister Osman Aşkın Bak has announced.

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred on eastern Aegean island of Lesvos on Tuesday, according to a revised assessment by the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.

The epicenter of the quake at 12. 52 p.m. was located 8 kilometers west-northwest of Mantamados in Lesvos. The focal depth of the quake was estimated at 17.7 kilometers.

In an effort to mitigate destruction in the event of a potential Marmara earthquake, around 1.5 million houses, with 600,000 classified as very urgent, require immediate renovation, according to Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Mehmet Özhaseki.

Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Mehmet Özhaseki has announced that grants and interest-free loans will be provided to citizens affected by the recent Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes.

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Cycladic island of Amorgos on Friday morning. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

According to the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics, the epicenter of the 4.2 magnitude quake was located 23 km southeast of Arkesini, at a depth of 17 km.

Tremor-induced damages at the Kartalkaya Dam in the country's quake-hit southern region have intensified the struggle of farmers, compounding their already challenging circumstances.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

The earthquake struck at a depth of 112 kilometres (77 miles) at around 10:00 am (0200 GMT) in waters off Calatagan town, about three hours' drive from the capital Manila.