A Dutch researcher had predicted the February 3rd earthquake three days earlier, which hit Turkey and Syria on February 6th.
Strong earthquake tremors were felt in this area on Monday. Rescue operations are underway in southern Turkey and much of northern Syria after a massive earthquake has killed more than 5,000 people and completely destroyed infrastructure.
Frank Hogerbeets from the Netherlands shared his prediction on social media and warned of an impending major earthquake.
According to the SSGEOS website, their purpose is to “monitor the geometry between celestial bodies associated with seismic activity.”
SSGEOS monitoring activities are based on evidence that “certain geometries in the Solar System can cause large earthquakes”.
Hoogerbeets tweeted: “Sooner or later this region (south-central Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon) will experience a ~M 7.5 #earthquake.”
He also warned of more severe earthquakes in central Turkey and adjacent areas.
Monday’s earthquake near Gaziantep measured 7.8, which is classified as “major” on the Richter scale.
Its center was relatively low at about 18 km (11 mi), causing severe damage to buildings at the surface.