Turkey earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. At least five deaths were reported ...

The civil defense urged people to evacuate buildings to gather in open areas. In northwest Syria, the opposition's Syrian Civil Defense described the situation in the rebel-held region as "disastrous" adding that entire buildings have collapsed and people are trapped under the rubble. The quake was felt in the capital Ankara and other Turkish cities, and also across the wider region, according to BBC News. Tallies from various officials put the toll at at least 18 dead in Turkey and 13 in Syria. Syria's assistant health minister said 42 people were killed in government-held areas of the country in Monday's earthquake. At least 100 people were killed, and the death toll was expected to rise.

At least 59 people were killed in two countries after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit Turkey in more than 100 years sent tremors across the region, ...

The ramifications of this are broad and will impact this region for weeks, and months.” All our relevant units are on alert under the coordination of AFAD,” Erdogan wrote on Twitter. Search and rescue teams have been dispatched to the south of the country, Turkey’s interior minister, Suleyman Soylu, said. About 11 minutes after the main quake hit, the strongest aftershock of 6.7 magnitude hit about 32 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of the main quake’s epicenter. Let’s not keep the phones busy,” he said. Many of his neighbors had left their homes following the quake, he said. Karl Lang, an assistant professor at Georgia Tech University’s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, told CNN the area hit by the quake Monday is prone to seismic activity. Earthquakes of this magnitude are rare, with fewer than five occurring each year on average, anywhere in the world. Nurdagi is located along the Turkey-Syria border, and the quake was felt in several countries across the region, including Syria and Lebanon. Monday’s quake is believed to be the strongest to hit Turkey since 1939, when an earthquake of the same magnitude killed 30,000 people, according to the USGS. The quake struck before daybreak on Monday, when residents were likely asleep and unprepared for the impact. Video from Turkey shared on social media showed dozens of collapsed buildings, while frightened residents huddled on the darkened streets amid the chaos.

A powerful earthquake struck southern Turkey before dawn on Monday, killing at least 50 people and trapping hundreds of others in collapsed apartment ...

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing scores of people and injuring hundreds as buildings ...

In 2011, a quake in the eastern city of Van killed more than 500. "The earthquake struck in a region that we feared. More than 17,000 people were killed in 1999 when a 7.6-magnitude quake struck Izmit, a city southeast of Istanbul. Geological Survey (USGS) reported a series of further earthquakes following the initial tremor, which it put at a magnitude of 7.8. "Everybody is sitting in their cars or trying to drive to open spaces away from buildings," Erdem said by telephone. "The situation is very tragic, tens of buildings have collapsed in the city of Salqin," a member of the White Helmets rescue organisation said in a video clip on Twitter, referring to a town about 5 km (3 miles) from the Turkish border.

At least 10 people were killed in Turkey after an earthquake shook the country's south and also northern Syria, two local Turkish officials said.

[The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.](https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html) [read more](/business/environment/earthquake-magnitude-77-strikes-turkey-gfz-2023-02-06/) ANKARA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed in Turkey after an earthquake shook the country's south and also northern Syria, two local Turkish officials said.

The death toll was rising steadily in both countries. A frantic search for survivors is underway. The U.S. and Ukraine are among the many nations offering ...

The civil defense urged people to evacuate buildings to gather in open areas. In northwest Syria, the opposition's Syrian Civil Defense described the situation in the rebel-held region as "disastrous" adding that entire buildings have collapsed and people are trapped under the rubble. In Diyarbakir, rescue teams called for silence as they tried to listen for survivors under the wreckage of an 11-story building. The quake jolted residents in Lebanon from beds, shaking buildings for about 40 seconds. We will continue to closely monitor the situation in coordination with the Government of Turkiye." Rescue workers pulled out one man, carrying him on a stretcher through a dense crowd of hundreds of people anxiously watching the rescue efforts. Raed Salah, the head of the White Helmets, said whole neighborhoods were collapsed in some areas. Mosques around the region were being opened up as a shelter for people unable to return to damaged homes amid temperatures that hovered around freezing. Rescue workers said hospitals in the area were packed. [more than a decade of civil war in Syria](https://www.cbsnews.com/syria-crisis/). "I don't have the strength anymore," one survivor could be heard calling out from beneath the rubble as rescue workers tried to reach him, said the resident, journalism student Muhammet Fatih Yavus. Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management agency said at least 284 people were killed in seven Turkish provinces.

The big picture: Officials warned the death toll would likely rise, with many reported trapped after the magnitude 7.8 quake struck at 4:17 local time (01:17 ...

- Blinked confirmed that the "initial assistance response" from the U.S. assistance, and that American-supported humanitarian partners were doing the same in Syria. - Muheeb Qaddour, a doctor in Atmeh, told AP that officials had initially confirmed 11 deaths in the opposition-held Syrian town, but many were trapped beneath the rubble. - U.S. [For Syrians, quake is "another devastating blow" after nearly 12 years of war](https://www.axios.com/2023/02/06/syria-earthquake-12-years-war) [tweeted](https://twitter.com/RTErdogan/status/1622423458821951492) that the effects were "felt in many parts of our country" and search and rescue teams had been immediately dispatched to areas affected by the earthquake. [reports](https://www.axios.com/2023/02/06/syria-earthquake-12-years-war). [statement](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/06/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-the-earthquakes-impacting-turkiye-and-syria/)Monday that senior American officials had reached out to their Turkish counterparts coordinate U.S. [700 people had died](https://twitter.com/SyriaCivilDef/status/1622676827905921042)in opposition-held areas and more than 2,000 others were injured — bringing the country's death toll from the quake to more than 1,400 people. [USGS](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jlm1/executive?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=usgs_quakes)). [earthquake](https://www.axios.com/2020/01/26/turkey-earth-quake-rescue-efforts-photos) flattened buildings as people slept in parts of Turkey and [Syria](https://www.axios.com/2022/11/17/jordan-worlds-largest-syrian-refugee-camp) on Monday, killing over 4,300 people and wounding thousands of others. [state media](https://www.sana.sy/?p=1832075)said at least 711 people were killed and over 1,431 others injured in government-held areas.

A second earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, after the death toll from a first quake rose near 1300.

The EU Council in May 2022 [reported 371 deaths and 1,089 injured](https://www.sana.sy/?p=1832075) in the Aleppo, Hama, Latakia and Tartous regions, as a result of the first earthquake. The humanitarian White Helmets rescue service, which operates in Turkey and the opposition-controlled parts of Syria, had earlier estimated Syrian life losses near 221, with 419 injured. "Italy and Hungary have offered their rescue teams to Türkiye as well. AFAD said the second quake took place at 1:32 p.m. - AFAD said the second quake took place at 1:32 p.m.

It was a big earthquake - registered as 7.8, classified as "major" on the official magnitude scale. It broke along about 100km (62 miles) of fault line, causing ...

This has replaced the better known Richter scale, now considered outdated and less accurate. A tremor of 2.5 or less usually cannot be felt, but can be detected by instruments. These plates often try to move but are prevented by the friction of rubbing up against an adjoining one. The Turkish earthquake at 7.8 is classified as major and usually causes serious damage, as it has in this instance. It broke along about 100km (62 miles) of fault line, causing serious damage to buildings near the fault. The next 24 hours are crucial to find survivors.

See where the earthquakes caused major damage across dozens of cities.

They have reported hundreds of deaths in the region. Infrastructure across Syria was already in a fragile state after years of airstrikes and bombardments, leaving many buildings unable to withstand the earthquake or dozens of aftershocks. In nearby Jarabulus, which is near the border with Turkey, videos showed a building collapse after the second quake. In Syria, the earthquakes hit the country’s war-ravaged north. Infrastructure in northern Syria was already fragile after years of airstrikes and bombardments during the country’s civil war. The governor of Malatya, a province near the epicenter, said that hundreds of buildings had collapsed. Gaziantep is also home to around half a million Syrian refugees. Older buildings with concrete frames are common, and thousands were destroyed. SYRIA TURKEY Damage in Syria Mapping the Damage From the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

A powerful earthquake has struck in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing more than 500 people as they slept and trapping many others.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: France, Germany, Israel, and the US have also pledged to help. We need the international community to do something, to help us, to support us. The UK has said it will send 76 specialists, equipment and rescue dogs. The country's worst earthquake disaster was in 1939 when 33,000 people died in Turkey's eastern Erzincan province. Thousands of buildings across both the countries have collapsed, and several videos show the moment they fell, as onlookers ran for cover. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Survivors said it took two minutes for the shaking to stop. There have been dozens of fatalities reported in rebel-held areas. If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the "We're still feeling regular after-shocks... The second quake - triggered by the first - had a magnitude of 7.5, and its epicentre was in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras province.

Nearly 2,500 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials.

Thousands of buildings were toppled on both sides of the border, and the death toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched for survivors in the massive piles of rubble. There are no known casualties among U.S. The death toll in Turkey has climbed to 1,651 across 10 Turkish provinces, according to the Turkish Emergency Management Agency.

Search-and-rescue efforts are underway as the death toll began soaring after a powerful earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early ...

Ilyas Akengin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption Rescue workers and medical teams try to reach trapped residents in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, early Monday. A powerful earthquake has caused significant damage in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties have been reported. Syrian rescue teams look for survivors under the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the government-controlled central Syrian city of Hama on Monday. The earthquake hit Turkey and Syria killing hundreds of people as they slept, leveling buildings and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus, Egypt and Iraq. The area has also felt at least 55 major aftershocks, according to the U.S.

When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday morning local time, its tremor could be felt as far afield as ...

The Union of Medical Care and Relief Organisations, which provides healthcare in opposition-held parts of northwestern Syria, is also soliciting [urgent international aid](https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/catastrophic-earthquake-could-lead-humanitarian-disaster-syria-and-turkey). [immediate cash assistance](https://twitter.com/ifrc/status/1622531086822653953)” from its Disaster Response Emergency Fund to help relief efforts. Geological Survey](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz/executive). local time and was six miles deep, according to [USGS](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jlqa/executive). We are determined to do all that we can to help those affected by these earthquakes in the days, weeks, and months ahead.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “Our initial assistance response to Türkiye is already underway, and U.S.-supported humanitarian organizations in Syria are responding to the earthquakes’ effects across the country. In each of these three pillars of safe construction, it is known that there are serious problems both legally and in practice.” [7.8 magnitude](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz/executive) earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday morning local time, its tremor could be felt as far afield as Lebanon, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the Palestinian territories. The plan involved designating hundreds of urban spaces as evacuation points in case of emergency. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The former has been the site of several disastrous earthquakes, according to While the full scale of the infrastructure damage is yet to be fully known, AFAD official Orhan Tatar said late Monday that more than 5,500 buildings collapsed.

Gaziantep Castle in southeastern Turkey dates back to the Hittite Empire and in modern times has been a museum and tourist attraction. Parts of the building ...

"The iron railings around the court were scattered on the surrounding sidewalks," it added. [also reported](https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/gaziantep-castle-collapses-after-magnitude-77-quake-hit-turkiye/news) that the dome and eastern wall of the nearby Şirvani Mosque — which dates back to the 17th century and is next to the castle — partially collapsed too. "The retaining wall next to the castle also collapsed. Earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria: Buildings collapsed for hundreds of miles "Some of the bastions in the east, south and south-east parts of the historical Gaziantep Castle in the central Şahinbey district were destroyed by the earthquake; the debris was scattered on the road," the outlet said, in reports cited by Gaziantep Castle — located in the heart of the city closest to the quake's epicenter —

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake toppled hundreds of residential buildings in Turkey and Syria, and has so far left 1900 dead.

My prayers are with all affected by this tremendous and tragic loss of life,” Jeffries said in a statement Monday. was “ready to provide any and all needed assistance,” to the region. response options to help those most affected,” Sullivan said in a statement. The U.S. “President Biden has directed USAID and other federal government partners to assess U.S. “Our teams are deploying quickly to begin to support Turkish search and rescue efforts and address the needs of those injured and displaced by the earthquake.

The soccer world is awaiting word on an update regarding Christian Atsu as he is reportedly trapped following an earthquake in Turkey.

"Many WNBA players that have been competing abroad in Turkey are currently elsewhere and safe, with the league on a two-week break," Ehrlich reported. Winsidr reporter Myles Ehrlich [reported that many WNBA players are currently safe](https://twitter.com/MylesEhrlich/status/1622598096768180226). At least 1,280 injuries have also been reported in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at least 8,500 have been injured in the country. The U.S. He scored nine goals for his national team and was named to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. The 31-year-old striker previously played for Chelsea and Newcastle. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake struck at 4:17 a.m. The 31-year-old striker is believed to be trapped alongside Hatayspor scouting director Taner Savut. He also starred for Chelsea and Newcastle United during his career. [ reported that rescue efforts](https://news.yahoo.com/footballer-christian-atsu-trapped-under-124001196.html) are ongoing for Atsu and Savut. According to reports, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake erupted near southeast Turkey and northern Syria and generated several aftershocks.

Red Crescent teams took action immediately following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Turkey Monday, February 6. The quake caused major damage in both Turkey ...

The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. Increased global support and solidarity to deliver humanitarian assistance is essential in the weeks and months of recovery ahead. Their teams are also providing psychological support, distributing hot meals and sending its national stock of blood and plasma to the affected regions. The massive quake was felt in Cairo, Cyprus, Lebanon and as far away as Greenland. The quake caused major damage in both Türkiye and Syria.

The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has leveled Gaziantep Castle, a historic site and tourist attraction in southeastern Turkey.

In some bastions, large cracks were observed," the report said. and expanded over time. The retaining wall next to the castle also collapsed.

A powerful earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, killing more than 3400 people and injuring thousands more.

President Biden issued a message saying he was "deeply saddened by the loss of life and devastation" in Turkey and Syria. Monday's earthquake was one of the country's worst disasters in decades. "Full solidarity with our Ally Türkiye in the aftermath of this terrible earthquake," Stoltenberg posted on his Twitter account. The U.S. Since then, at least 15 of the quakes have been magnitude 5.0 or greater, and two have been at 6.0 or more, the USGS says. are also responding to the earthquake emergency there. [more than 200 flights](https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/istanbul/over-200-flights-cancelled-in-istanbul-due-to-expected-snowstorm) for Sunday and Monday because of expected conditions. The tweet also offered emergency response support. More than 3 million residents of the area are food insecure. Groups in the rebel-held northwest say the death toll is at least 450. The first quake was the largest: a 7.8 magnitude temblor that hit at 4:17 a.m. Hundreds of families are still trapped, according to rescue workers.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.8 quake struck at 4:17 a.m. along the Turkish-Syrian border. President Biden vows support. Updates..

"The adverse weather conditions and people that are under the rubble, you have to save them before the weather drops in and kills these people because of the cold. "The EU stands in full solidarity with you." [TRAGEDY IN TURKEY: ] [Photos capture devastating aftermath of powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/02/06/turkey-earthquake-damage-photos-aftermath-syria/11195225002/) [Thousands pulled from toppled buildings] [Thousands of buildings were reported collapsed from the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Hama to Turkey’s Diyarbakir, more than 200 miles to the northeast. "Besides offers of assistance by NATO and the EU, 45 countries have reached out to us." In Turkey, a student told the Chinese Xinhua news agency that three buildings fell near his home in Adana. Schools across much of the country will be closed for at least one week, and schools closer to the quake for two weeks, officials said.] [Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Kasapoglu said all national sports events to be held in Turkey have been suspended until further notice.] [DEVELOPING INTO THE NIGHT: For more updates, ] [sign up for USA TODAY'S Evening Briefing.](https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/evening-briefing/) [Map of earthquake area] [Trapped survivors call for help] [Huseyin Yayman, a legislator from Turkey’s Hatay province, said several of his family members were stuck under the rubble of their collapsed homes.] [Israel puts conflict aside, offers aid to Syria] [Israel has said it will send search and rescue and medical teams to Turkey and Syria. Many of the residential buildings were already unsafe because of bombardments. The region sits on top of major fault lines and about 18,000 were killed in earthquakes that hit northwest Turkey in 1999. Thousands of survivors were left homeless in the cold rain and snow. A few minutes later the woman is brought to safety. There were also stories of rescues as first responders and volunteers, some with detection dogs, picked through the rubble.