00:00Syria and Turkey's earthquake could have powered New York City for four days.
00:04The energy generated by the 7.8 magnitude quake was equal to around 32 petajoules, reports the New York Times.
00:12That is enough to generate 8.88 million megawatts continuously for one hour,
00:18and the equivalent of the energy released by nearly 8 million tons of TNT.
00:23Another seismologist said that a 7.0 magnitude earthquake created as much energy as 32 of the atomic bombs that
00:31were dropped in Hiroshima.
00:33The 7.8 quake was followed by several aftershocks, including a 6.7 magnitude tremor that struck just 11 minutes
00:41after the initial quake, reports Insider.
00:44Nine hours later, another 7.5 earthquake rocked the region, this time deeper in the ground, making the shaking less
00:52significant.
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