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Complete each sentence choosing the correct option
The 2020 Elazig earthquake occurred at 20:55 local time (17:55 UTC) on 24 January ___ Turkey. The magnitude of the earthquake was determined to be 6.7 Mw. The earthquake's epicentre was close to the town ___ Sivrice in Elaz?? province and felt in the neighbouring provinces of Diyarbakir, Malatya and Ad?yaman, and the neighbouring countries of Armenia, Syria and Iran. Kandilli Observatory reported the magnitude of the earthquake as 6.5 Mw?. A total of 41 people were killed and more than 1,600 were injured.
Most of Turkey lies on the Anatolian Plate, which is being forced westwards ___ the collision on the Arabian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. This westward movement is accommodated ___ two large strike-slip fault zones, the west-east trending right lateral North Anatolian Fault in the north of the country and the SW-NE trending left lateral East Anatolian Fault towards the south-east. Movement ___ these two faults has been responsible for many large and damaging earthquakes historically. The most recent major earthquakes on the East Anatolian Fault were the 2003 Bingöl earthquake and the 2010 Elâzig earthquake.
Most of Turkey lies on the Anatolian Plate, which is being forced westwards ___ the collision on the Arabian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. This westward movement is accommodated ___ two large strike-slip fault zones, the west-east trending right lateral North Anatolian Fault in the north of the country and the SW-NE trending left lateral East Anatolian Fault towards the south-east. Movement ___ these two faults has been responsible for many large and damaging earthquakes historically. The most recent major earthquakes on the East Anatolian Fault were the 2003 Bingöl earthquake and the 2010 Elâzig earthquake.
Source: Wikipedia
Discussion
Practice your writing skills by discussing the questions below
- Have you experienced an earthquake? How strong was it?
- What does your government do to prepare people for any calamity like an earthquake?
- What should we do to avoid any danger during an earthquake or any calamity?
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