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Strong 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey. 04:44, Stuti Mishra. A strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey early today, toppling buildings, leaving hundreds injured wth death toll expected to ...
Watch live as efforts continue in Turkey today, 12 February, after this week’s devastating earthquake. Across southern Turkey and northwest Syria, the death toll has now exceeded 28,000, and ...
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 ...
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.
Map of earthquakes in Turkey, 1900–2023 Map of plate boundaries affecting Turkey. Turkey has had many earthquakes. This list includes any notable historical earthquakes that have epicenters within the current boundaries of Turkey, or which caused significant effects in this area. Overall, the population in major cities like Istanbul resides ...
The North Anatolian Fault experiences a high seismic activity. In the past 50 years, there were 13 other earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and larger within 250 km (160 mi) of the November 23, 2022 earthquake. The largest was a M w 7.6 earthquake on August 17, 1999, located about 95 km (59
UTC time: 1939-12-26 23:57:23: ISC event: 902291: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 27 December 1939 (): Local time: 1:57:23 a.m. Magnitude: 7.8 M w [1]: Depth: 20 km (12 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Fault: North Anatolian Fault: Type: Strike-slip: Areas affected: Erzincan Province Turkey: Total damage: 116,720 buildings were seriously damaged: Max. intensity: MMI XII (Extreme) [2]: Tsunami: 0.53 m (1 ft ...
The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami became the costliest natural disaster, resulting in approximately $360 billion in property damage at the time, followed by the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which resulted in $163.6 billion and $150 billion in damage, respectively.