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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 ...
The number of confirmed fatalities in Turkey rose to 17,406, health minister Fahrettin Koca said – putting it on a par with the earthquake in northwest Turkey which killed more than 17,000 ...
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.
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 in structures that are a mix of vulnerable and earthquake resistant construction. 1509.
Another earthquake rocked Turkey on Tuesday morning after two devastating tremors the day before killed thousands of people.. It struck north of the city of Adiyama at around 11.30am, just over 24 ...
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
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 2,300 people.
Operation Dost. Operation Dost ( Operation Friend) was the search and rescue operation initiated by the Government of India to aid Syria and Turkey, after the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake devastated both countries on 6 February 2023. [1] The epicenter was 37 km west of Gaziantep, Turkey.