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Rescue workers departed Istanbul Airport this morning, 7 February, to travel to regions affected by yesterday’s earthquakes. At least 5,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria after two ...
On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC), a M w 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The epicenter was 37 km (23 mi) west–northwest of Gaziantep. [2] The earthquake had a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme) around the epicenter and in Antakya.
It struck north of the city of Adiyama at around 11.30am, just over 24 hours after a 7.8 magnitude tremor wreaked havoc in the worst earthquake to hit the country in more than 20 years.
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has hit southeast Turkey, toppling buildings and leaving a trail of disaster in seven Turkish provinces and northern Syria, with tremors felt as far as Cairo.
The earthquake severely damaged the city of Tralles (modern Aydın) and the island of Kos; See 554 Anatolia earthquake [26] 14 December 557 just before midnight Constantinople: 40.9 28.7 n/a X (Intense) Constantinople was "almost completely razed to the ground" by the earthquake. see 557 Constantinople earthquake [27] 14 May 1269 Cilicia ...
A bus ferrying earthquake survivors from Hatay to Konya collided with a truck on the Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep Motorway on 23 February, killing two and injuring six. [76] On 20 April, an IF1 tornado struck a camp housing people affected by the earthquake in Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş; three people died and 50 others were injured. [77] [78] [79] [80]
The earthquake hit as Erdogan faces presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for June. Even before the disaster, his popularity had been falling due to soaring inflation and a slumping ...
2019 Istanbul earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked the south-west of Istanbul on 26 September 2019 at 13:59 local time. [8] One person died due to a heart attack and 43 people were injured. [6] The earthquake was felt in Istanbul, Tekirdağ, Kırklareli, Kocaeli and Sakarya. [5]