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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.
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 ...
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 confirmed death toll in Turkey was 53,537; estimates of the number of dead in Syria were between 5,951 and 8,476. It is the deadliest earthquake in what is now present-day Turkey since the 526 Antioch earthquake [ 7 ] and the deadliest natural disaster in its modern history. [ 8 ]
Tallies from various officials put the death toll to at least 18 in Turkey and 13 in Syria Turkey earthquake - live: Dozens killed after 7.8 magnitude temblor hits Gaziantep Skip to main content
Earthquake activity is called "seismicity". The study of earthquakes is called "seismology". The actual underground location of an earthquake is the hypocenter, or focus. The site at the Earth's surface, directly above the hypocenter, is the epicenter. Minor earthquakes may occur before a major event - such small quakes are called foreshocks.
Tallies from various officials put the death toll to at least 600 after the powerful quake rocked southern Turkey
Turkey earthquake: Video shows devastation as third quake hits country in 24 hours Tuesday 7 February 2023 19:00 , Joe Middleton Plane carrying 77 UK search and rescue specialists lands in ...