Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Hits Turkey

A powerful earthquake has hit Gaziantep in south-eastern Turkey, near the border with Syria.

The US Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT) at a depth of 17.9km (11 miles) near the city of Gaziantep. The quake was felt in the capital Ankara and other Turkish cities, and also across the region.

Entire buildings collapsed in S. #Turkey the epicenter of 7.8 magnitude earthquake in last hour, that also sent shockwaves to Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Cyprus. We don’t know death toll yet.#earthquake #DEPREMOLDU #Turkey pic.twitter.com/WNIMIK2faQ

— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) February 6, 2023

Reports are coming in that several buildings have collapsed, and a number of people may be trapped. A BBC Turkish correspondent in Diyarbakir reports that a shopping mall in the city collapsed.

It's 5:16 am in Turkey right now. The 7.8 MAG earthquake hit around 4:30 am. Early images look devastating. pic.twitter.com/1dd5aJpYOJ

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 6, 2023

Rushdi Abualouf, a BBC producer in the Gaza Strip, said there was about 45 seconds of shaking in the house he was staying in.

ARKADAŞLAR BİRİNDEN GÖRDÜM YAYALIM!#DEPREMOLDU #Kayseri #Mersin #Gaziantep #İzmir #Malatya

Ankara’da Tüm Türkiye Beşik Kahramanmaraş pic.twitter.com/3TKgENFRMe

— Valencia Vekili (@Goatvekili) February 6, 2023

Huge fire raging in the city of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey following the 7.8 MAG earthquake overnight. pic.twitter.com/3PWZ4Tx35N

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 6, 2023

Turkish seismologists estimated the strength of the quake to be 7.4 magnitude. They said that a second tremor hit the region just minutes later.

Another Video- First video is emerging after a M7.8 earthquake in central Turkey.#earthquake in #Şanlıurfa#Turkey #Earthquake pic.twitter.com/mVxNorZ0j0

— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) February 6, 2023

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