This is an entry from: Turkey-Syria earthquake: As it happened
Turkey: Sea levels rise in quake-hit port city of Iskenderun
7 February 2023 16:00 GMT
Sea levels reportedly rose in the earthquake-hit port city of Iskenderun in Hatay province on Tuesday.
Turkish private news agency DHA reported that the sea water flooded 200 metres inland, in the streets near the coast and left some pools.
Despite earlier speculation, Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency AFAD said in a statement on Monday that there was no danger of a tsunami in southern Turkey.
Professor Orhan Tatar, a senior official at AFAD, said a tsunami threat would be more likely in the open seas.
He added that the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute didn’t issue a tsunami warning.
A tsunami usually would erupt soon after the tremor, but already two days have passed since two quakes hit Turkey and Syria.