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On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC ), a Mw 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.
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.
May 4, 2024 · Kahramanmaraş earthquake of 2023, an earthquake and a severe aftershock that struck near the border separating southern Turkey from northern Syria on February 6, 2023. The magnitude-7.8 earthquake was centered south of the Turkish city Kahramanmaraş.
Feb 10, 2023 · Map of Turkey and Syria showing the more than 700 earthquakes magnitude 5 and stronger that have happened in or near the countries since 1900.
Feb 6, 2023 · Thousands of people in Turkey and Syria have been killed and thousands more were injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey’s Gaziantep province near the Syrian border early...
Feb 6, 2023 · A new geonarrative explains the tectonic setting of Turkey, historical seismicity of Turkey from 1900, details on both the M 7.8 and M 7.5 earthquake sequences, kinematics of the earthquake rupture, remote sensing observations that show displacements across the active faults.
Jan 24, 2020 · The map shows the location of the February 6, 2023, M 7.8 (orange star) and M 7.5 (blue star) earthquakes. Also shown are the plate boundaries and active faults ( Emre et al., 2018 ) in Turkey. Black arrows show schematically the motions of the African and Arabian plates, and the Anatolian block.
Figure 1. Epicenter map of the Turkey-Syria Earthquakes (Source) ADRC Report. 6th September 2023. Basic Information. Occurrence Date: 06 February 2023 Magnitude: 7.8 Epicenter: Nurdağı, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Sources: (USGS, 2023) (STL, 2023) (WV, 2023) STL: Support to Life WV: World Vision USGS: United States Geological Survey.
Mar 16, 2023 · 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake by ERSI. On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC), a Mw 7.8 earthquake, along with a series of other minor earthquakes, struck southern and central Turkey as well as northern and western Syria.
Feb 6, 2023 · Photos and videos from Turkey, Syria and Lebanon show significant damage far from the epicenter in Kahramanmaras province, north of Gaziantep.
