Context: Recently an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Turkiye, one of the most seismically active regions in the Mediterranean and the world.
About the Anatolian Plate:
Turkiye (the Turkish/Anatolian plate) sits between three major tectonic plates: African, Arabian and Eurasian.
The Anatolian Plate is a continental tectonic plate comprising most of the Anatolia (Asia Minor) peninsula (and the country of Turkey).
To the east, the East Anatolian Fault, a left lateral transform fault, forms a boundary with the Arabian Plate.
To the south and southwest is a convergent boundary with the African Plate.
The Anatolian plate is divided into three major fault zones: North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ), East Anatolian Fault Zone (EAFZ), South Eastern Anatolian Thrust Zone (SAT)
Collisions between the Arabian and African plates with Eurasia typically result in earthquakes.
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
It is a seismic intensity scale used for measuring the intensity of shaking produced by an earthquake.
It describes the effects of an earthquake on human beings, natural structures and industrial installations in a given region.
