On February 3, 2023, Dutch researcher Frank Hoogerbeets tweeted that Turkey, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon would experience an earthquake with a magnitude greater than 7.5. Three days later, on February 6, 2023, an earthquake that killed over 2000 people confirmed his prophecy leaving people amazed by his accurate research skills.
Turkey earthquake: More than 2000 families affected
According to official details, A massive earthquake that jolted central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday took the lives of more than 1,500 people and injured thousands more. The quake tore apart apartment buildings and added to the devastation already present in Syrian cities as a result of years of war.
Frank Hoogerbeets’s tweet from 3 days back
Sooner or later there will be a ~M 7.5 #earthquake in this region (South-Central Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon). #deprem pic.twitter.com/6CcSnjJmCV
— Frank Hoogerbeets (@hogrbe) February 3, 2023
A second wave of earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria killing nearly 1500 people and trapping many more beneath the wreckage.
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake was the worst to hit Turkey this century which struck in the early hours of a winter morning. Cyprus and Lebanon were also affected. Later in the afternoon, another significant earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 followed it.
Also read: 5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Shook Peshawar, Kohat And Other Parts Of KP
A researcher from the Netherlands, Frank Hoogerbeets with the Solar System Geometry Survey (SSGEOS), who analyses seismic activity, projected that a 7.5 magnitude earthquake will eventually occur in the area surrounding South-Central Turkey, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon.
However, several people on Twitter labeled him a pseudo-scientist and cast doubt on his past forecasts. Little did they know, this time, a huge catastrophe was on its way to cause massive destruction based on this prediction.
The overall destruction details are yet unknown considering the rescue teams are still searching for people trapped under the quake rubble. Though, the statistics so far are surely terrifying.
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