This is not a tide

The pictures below were taken in a coastal town in İzmir, Türkiye.

The picture above was taken at 14:35:27 on Dec 28, 2022.

The picture on the right was taken at 14:13:49 on Feb 10, 2023
(four days after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria).

The picture above was taken at 12:15:29 on Sep 30, 2021.

The picture on the right was taken at 14:14:45 on Feb 10, 2023
(four days after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria).

The picture above was taken at 12:11:58 on Nov 11, 2021.

The picture below was taken at 11:56:03 on Feb 15, 2023

The picture above was taken at 12:11:58 on Nov 4, 2021.

The picture below was taken at 11:24:43 on Feb 16, 2023