Geologists from the University of Göttingen have discovered the formation of a large crack in the Earth’s crust beneath Turkey, extending from eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf. The crack occurs at the meeting point of the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates. Research has shown that a part of the ancient Tethys Ocean, which once lay between these plates, sank beneath Eurasia. However, subduction stopped around 25 million years ago, leaving part of the plate completely submerged. Geologists predict th
A big crack is forming under Turkey’s crust.
