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- The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February killed tens of thousands of people, flattened wide areas of cities and sent the region, which was already grappling with a refugee crisis and over a decade of war, into a monumental recovery effort. The toll
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Feb 7, 2023 · Monday’s quake wreaked havoc hundreds of kilometres from its epicentre in Gaziantep, south-eastern Turkey, with dozens of aftershocks, as well as a second strong quake 60 miles away that hit in...
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- Rescues Hindered
- 'Almost All of Turkey Is Really Seismically Active '
At about 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) registered a 7.8 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 18 kilometres and centred in southern Turkey, near the northern border of Syria. Residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside in the rain and snow to escape falling debris, while those who were trapped cried f...
Another strong quake — magnitude 7.5 — hit Turkey nine hours after the main jolt. Though scientists were studying whether that was an aftershock, they agreed that the two quakes are related. "More aftershocks are certainly expected, given the size of the main shock," Hatem said. "We expect aftershocks to continue in the coming days, weeks and month...
Many aftershocks rocked the two countries since the initial quake. In the first 11 hours, the region had felt 13 significant aftershocks with a magnitude of at least 5, said Alex Hatem, a USGS research geologist.
After night fell, workers were still sawing away slabs and pulling out bodies as desperate families waited for news on trapped loved ones. Rescue efforts have been hampered by freezing temperatures and traffic jams from residents trying to leave quake-stricken areas. In Turkey's Gaziantep, a provincial capital about 33 kilometres from the epicentre...
The quake occurred in a seismically active area known as the East Anatolian fault zone, which has produced damaging earthquakes in the past. "Almost all of Turkey is really seismically active," Sandvol said. "This is not something new to the country." Turkey was struck by another major earthquake in January 2020 — a magnitude 6.7 that caused signif...
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Feb 10, 2023 · Published Feb. 10, 2023 Updated Feb. 24, 2023. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February killed tens of thousands of people, flattened...
Feb 6, 2023 · One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Turkey struck on Monday, killing thousands of people and devastating a densely populated region of southern Turkey and northern Syria. Quakes...
Feb 10, 2023 · The number of dead in Turkey rose to 17,674, making it the deadliest quake in that country since 1939. Published Feb. 9, 2023Updated Feb. 20, 2023. Antakya, Turkey. Emily Garthwaite for The New...
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Feb 10, 2023 · Tens of thousands of people have been killed and scores more injured by a huge earthquake which struck south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, in the early hours of Monday morning....
Feb 14, 2023 · More than 36,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria one week ago, officials said. How you can help: Donate to...
