Earlier, earthquakes were already recorded in Crimea, Zakarpattia and Prykarpattia.

Earthquakes most often occur in seismically active belts, Ukraine is located on one of them, NAS seismologist Oleksandr Kendzera said on the air of the telethon.

It is impossible to stop shocks, the scientist reminded. “The belt was formed as a result of the fact that the Eurasian plate presses on the Arabian plate, the African plate and other plates that have formed between them. It is obvious that these plates cannot be stopped either. Sooner or later there will be earthquakes,” Kendzera said.

The zone of potential earthquakes closest to Ukraine is located on the territory of Romania. However, this does not mean that Ukrainian regions will not be affected by the shock.

“The damage zone is located on the territory of Romania, but the earthquakes generate such strong tremors that they are felt throughout the territory of Ukraine and even in Moscow and St. Petersburg,” the scientist added.

According to him, earlier earthquakes were already recorded in Crimea, Zakarpattia and Prykarpattia. “The strongest will be in those areas that are closest to the epicenter – this is the southwest of Odesa region. Earthquakes with an intensity of 8 points are possible,” Kendzera said.

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

On February 6, two earthquakes with a magnitude of more than 7 occurred in the southeast of Turkey. Then there were dozens of aftershocks. Also on that day there was an earthquake in Syria.

According to the latest data, the death toll in Turkey has exceeded 24,000. In particular, 20,655 people have died in Turkey and 3,553 in Syria.

Sylvain Barbeau, a researcher of earthquake physics at the University of Southern California, noted that the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria can be called a “strange” natural phenomenon by many indicators. The second earthquake actually occurred on a fault line that was not seismically active.