NASA has revealed in a report how airplanes in the sky are affected when earthquakes occur. In the report, NASA confirmed that when any tremor happens, airplanes will not feel a significant impact from the vibrations hitting the ground beneath them because the effect of waves traveling through the air diminishes gradually and nearly disappears.
It was mentioned that during earthquakes, seismic waves are released in two types: pressure waves and shear waves. When these waves leave the Earth's crust and enter the atmospheric layers, they take the form of sound waves, noting that they cannot travel through gases and liquids, as their frequency is below 20 hertz, which is the audible range for the human ear. Scientists refer to these waves as "infrasound," which have frequencies within this range.
It is noteworthy that at the time a earthquake struck Turkey in the Kahramanmaraş region, extending to 10 cities with 4 international and domestic airports, 35 airplanes were flying in the air during the earthquake and its aftershocks.
