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2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes. / 37.166; 37.032. 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 ...
Dozens of smaller aftershocks followed the initial tremor, with the combined death toll in Turkey and neighbouring Syria topping 5,000. This map shows the approximate epicentres of the first two ...
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 North Anatolian Fault ( NAF) ( Turkish: Kuzey Anadolu Fay Hattı) is an active right-lateral strike-slip fault in northern Anatolia, and is the transform boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate. The fault extends westward from a junction with the East Anatolian Fault at the Karliova Triple Junction in eastern Turkey ...
Turkey and Syria have been beset by earthquakes. More than 100 earthquakes have occurred in the region since Feb. 3, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, including the major 7.5 and 7.8 ...
1999 İzmit earthquake. / 40.748; 29.864. The 1999 İzmit earthquake (also known as the 17 August Earthquake or the 1999 Gölcük Earthquake) [9] was a magnitude 7.6 earthquake which struck the Kocaeli Province of Turkey on 17 August 1999. Between 17,127 and 18,373 people died as a result, and it caused an estimated US $6.5 billion in damage. [8]
An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck central Turkey on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 2 km, EMSC said.