Turkey earthquake

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.

A devastating earthquake of 7.4 Richter Scale hit in the midnight (3.10 am) South Turkey centred in Kahramanmaras and affected an area of around 400 km ...

Since the earthquake happened we do get thousands of calls from people to be rescued under ruins. The number of collapsed buildings are more that 4000 and the severely damaged more. State rescue teams are in a very poor response.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake had its epicentre in southeastern Turkey near the border between the two countries.

Officials fear a significant number of casualties will be discovered as a result of the earthquake, which was followed by a 6.7 aftershock.

[Erdogan](https://twitter.com/RTErdogan/status/1622423458821951492?s=20&t=adZxRwcj_MmpOnowgQC_Kw) wrote. The earthquake was followed by a 6.7 aftershock 11 minutes later. [people being trapped under the rubble.](https://twitter.com/SyriaCivilDefe/status/1622412592038776832?s=20&t=yQf341Wa7hqoczgj-x2YOA) [wrote on Twitter](https://twitter.com/gul_davut/status/1622410606795005952?s=20&t=N1DwFuqWduxPEEA9_ti8hA) that the quake was "felt strongly" in the region. [Al Jazeera reported,](https://twitter.com/AJABreaking/status/1622448828820475907?s=20&t=MoxEIjzN4SxTyeewYNmFZw) while the death toll reported in Turkey is 12, Governor Salih Ayhan of the Sanliurfa province [told CNN Turk](https://www.cnnturk.com/video/turkiye/son-dakika-sanliurfa-valisi-12-vatandasimizi-kaybettik). [to the USGS](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz/executive?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=usgs_quakes), the epicenter of the earthquake was in southern Turkey, 32 km away from the city of Gaziantep.

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Turkey and Syria, killing dozens, levelling buildings while people were still in their sleep, ...

The Turkish region of Duzce suffered a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in 1999 - the worst to hit Turkey in decades. The earthquake was one of the most powerful to hit the region in at least a century. Turkey is in one of the world's most active earthquake zones Images on Turkish television and social media showed rescuers digging through the rubble of levelled buildings in the city of Kahramanmaras and neighbouring Gaziantep. A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing dozens, levelling buildings while people were still in their sleep, and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus. Television images showed shocked people in Turkey standing in the snow in their pyjamas, watching rescuers dig through the debris of damaged homes.

Scores confirmed dead after 7.8 magnitude tremor hit early on Monday, causing widespread destruction and trapping people under rubble.

Our teams are on the highest levels of alert to respond and rescue those trapped,” A magnitude-6.8 quake hit Elazığ in January 2020, killing more than 40 people. “We hope to get through this together as soon as possible and with the least damage, and we continue our work,” he tweeted. Now we’re all dressed and standing at the door.” “There may be 200 people under the rubble.” That quake killed more than 17,000 people, including about 1,000 in Istanbul. A second tremor was felt at 04:26am local time (0126GMT), with the epicentre in the town of Nurdağı, some 80km (50 miles) south-west. Residents in the town of Pazarcık said they feared for those trapped under fallen buildings. People are all outside, all in fear.” There are buildings that are cracking. There are destroyed buildings around me, there are houses on fire. Thank God, our friends are safe, but we heard there are people who can’t get out of their homes and there are people we can’t reach,” he said.

ANKARA, Turkey — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing at ...

Many residents of Beirut left their homes and took to the streets or drove in their cars away from buildings, terrorized by memories of the 2020 port explosion that wrecked a large swath of the city. The territory depends on a flow of aid from nearby Turkey for everything from food to medical supplies. The quake jolted residents in Lebanon from beds, shaking buildings for about 40 seconds. Survivors were strapped to stretchers and carefully handed down to a street where they were put in an ambulance. The quake heavily damaged Gaziantep’s most famed landmark, its historic castle perched atop a hill in the center of the city. In Diyarbakir, hundreds of rescue workers and civilians formed lines across a mountain of wreckage, passing down broken concrete pieces, household belongings and other debris as they searched for trapped survivors while excavators dug through the rubble below. A hospital collapsed in the Mediterranean coastal city of Iskanderoun, but casualties were not immediately known, he said. 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. Hundreds of families remained trapped in rubble, the opposition emergency organization, called the White Helmets, said in a statement. The swath of Syria affected by the quake is divided between government-held territory and the country’s last opposition-held enclave, which is surrounded by Russian-backed government forces. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management agency said at least 284 people were killed in seven Turkish provinces. Many of them live in buildings that are already wrecked from past bombardment.

It was 04:17 local time when Erdem, asleep at his home in Gaziantep, southern Turkey, was shaken from his sleep by one of Turkey's biggest-ever earthquakes.

"My sister and her three children are there," he told AFP. "I have never felt anything like it in the 40 years I've lived," he said. "I started pulling rocks away with my hands. "There was screaming everywhere," one 30-year-old man told Reuters. People went to their cars to escape the damaged buildings. We pulled out the injured with friends, but the screaming didn't stop.

Early on Monday an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria with devastating force knocking down buildings and destroying famous landmarks.

'Tragic loss of life in the Türkiye and Syria earthquake. Early this morning an earthquake of magnitude around 7.5 has shaken Turkey and Syria. The currency has weakened nearly 1% since the start of the year. We'll bring you live all the latest news as it breaks. Europe’s support is already on the way and we stand ready to continue helping in any way we can.' Russia’s defence ministry to say that its military facilities had not been damaged by the earthquake. We mourn with the families of the victims. 26 when it sank to 18.844 to the dollar. Together with our partners, we stand ready to provide assistance.' The lira had clawed back losses to trade flat as the sun broke through. Chaudhary Parvez is reporting that the death toll from the earthquake now sits at over 1,000. jobs report, suggesting the Federal Reserve could stay hawkish for longer.

Powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Turkey's border with Syria early Monday, killing more than 600 people.

At least 147 people were killed in rebel-held areas, according to the White Helmets. Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency said at least 284 people were killed in seven Turkish provinces. The agency said 440 people were injured.

Gift of the Givers will be sending its teams to Turkey on Tuesday, to render assistance following the devastating earthquakes.

The Gift of the Givers are expanding its volunteer medical, search and rescue teams. He said Gift of the Givers staff in Syria and Turkey awoke to a terrifying tremor at 4.10am on Monday. Gift of the Givers Imtiaz Sooliman said search and rescue teams, as well as medical teams, with specialised equipment would fly to Turkey by latest Tuesday.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria early on Monday, killing hundreds of people as they slept, levelling buildings, and sending tremors that ...

"It is not possible to give the number of dead and injured at the moment because so many buildings have been destroyed," Coskun said. The Turkish region of Duzce suffered a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in 1999 -- the worst to hit Turkey in decades. "We hear voices here -- and over there, too," one rescuer was overheard as saying on NTV television in front of a flattened building in the city of Diyarbakir. Images on Turkish television showed rescuers digging through the rubble of levelled buildings in the city of Kahramanmaras and neighbouring Gaziantep, where entire sections of cities were destroyed. One of the largest to strike Turkey in at least a century wiped out entire sections of major cities in a region filled with millions of people who have fled the civil war in Syria and other conflicts. At least 245 people died in government-controlled parts of Syria, as well as the northern areas held by pro-Turkish factions, according to the health ministry and a local hospital.

Ankara calls for international assistance after biggest quake in more than 80 years causes huge destruction.

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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.

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 —

JOHANNESBURG - World leaders have pledged to send aid to Turkey following an international appeal for help from the country. The most powerful earthquake in ...

South African humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers said its teams are on standby to leave on Tuesday to help with search-and-rescue efforts. With desperate rescue operations on the ground, more than 12 countries have mobilised emergency and medical teams to save people trapped beneath the rubble. Turkey’s death toll has risen to 1,121 following one of the biggest earthquakes in years.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday morning. Thousands of people died, while rescuers search for more victims trapped under rubble.

"My nephew is under the rubble, with his wife and kids," Ahmet Budak told Reuters after he had rushed towards their building. An uncle looking after her said her two siblings died, along with her mother, who was pregnant. But most of her family, including her mother, did not make it out alive. "A national mourning period has been declared for seven days. I have directed my team to continue to closely monitor the situation in coordination with Turkiye and provide any and all needed assistance," the president tweeted from his official account. God forbid we lose him too." As darkness fell, a wounded person was pulled out of the rubble and taken away on a stretcher. "God help us. 2h ago Or haven't heard from someone who travelled there? 26m ago 1h ago

The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck at around 1:00 GMT. Rescuers could hear survivors begging for help under the rubble. The most powerful ...

The rescue was being hampered by a winter blizzard that covered major roads in ice and snow. Even now, many families are under the rubble," said Ismail Alabdallah. "My sister and her three children are there. The Turkish region of Duzce suffered a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in 1999, when more than 17 000 people died - including about 1 000 in Istanbul. The head of Syria's National Earthquake Centre, Raed Ahmed, called it "the biggest earthquake recorded in the history of the centre". "Since I live in an earthquake zone, I am used to being shaken," said Melisa Salman, a reporter in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras.

In the early hours of Monday 6 February 2023, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Turkey's border with northern Syria.

Even before the earthquake, the situation in the region was already bad with 80% of people living in poverty. CAFOD's local experts are already on the ground and assessing the needs of those affected by the earthquake. Millions of people across Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus and Israel felt the earthquake.

The movement of the tectonic plates builds up pressure on fault zones at their boundaries. It is the sudden release of this pressure that causes earthquakes and ...

Light shaking was felt as far away as the Turkish capital of Istanbul (around 815km away), as well as Baghdad in Iraq (800km) and Cairo in Egypt (950km). The first was a 6.7 which happened only 11 minutes after the first shock, and there have been hundreds of smaller magnitude aftershocks. [7.8 out of 10](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz/executive) on the moment magnitude scale. Later in the morning another very large magnitude 7.5 occurred further to the north on a different but adjacent fault system: the Sürgü Fault. That means a magnitude 7.8 actually releases around [6,000 times more energy](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/education/calculator.php) than the more moderate magnitude 5 earthquakes that might usually happen in the region. While this area has many earthquakes every year caused by the ongoing motion of the tectonic plates, today’s earthquake is particularly large and devastating as so much energy was released. It is the sudden release of this pressure that causes earthquakes and ground shaking. These can continue for days to years after the initial event. We tend to think of earthquake energy as coming from a single location, or epicentre, but they are actually caused by movement along an area of a fault. This means the shaking will be felt over a very large area. Data from seismometers which measure shaking of the ground caused by earthquake waves suggest this this event was a magnitude Arabia is moving northwards into Europe, causing the Anatolian plate (which Turkey sits on) to be pushed out westwards.

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 United Nations Satellite Centre has activated its emergency mapping service following a devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.

Follow us [@Spacedotcom](https://twitter.com/spacedotcom) (opens in new tab), or on [earthquake](https://www.space.com/earthquakes-facts-science) caused widespread destruction throughout Turkey and northwest Syria, claiming the lives of more than 2,000 people and injuring thousands more, [Reuters reports](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/major-earthquake-strikes-turkey-syria-about-200-dead-many-trapped-2023-02-06/) (opens in new tab). member states, but by 2003 the center had expanded into offering rapid mapping services for humanitarian efforts such as what is currently unfolding in Turkey. 6) that it has activated its emergency mapping service, which "provides [satellite](https://www.space.com/24839-satellites.html) image analysis during humanitarian emergencies related to disasters, complex emergencies and conflict situations." Its initial focus was to provide the United Nations with satellite analysis and training for U.N. The map provides an overview of structures that were damaged or potentially damaged by the earthquake, which can then be used by humanitarian relief and disaster response groups in order to best respond to the still-unfolding crisis.

When Monday's earthquake struck, many poorly constructed buildings suffered a 'pancake mode' collapse.

[well-known problems in Turkey](https://revkin.substack.com/p/gauging-losses-and-lessons-in-turkeys) and elsewhere with ensuring safe building construction and adherence to seismic building codes. Many of the modern buildings have failed in a “ [pancake mode](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/archive/pancake-collapses-tell-story-of-poor-construction-15-02-2001/)” of structural collapse. For now, aftershocks continue to shake the region, and search and rescue efforts continue. The second occurred nine hours later, on what appears to be an intersecting fault, registering [a magnitude of 7.5](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jlqa/executive). A proportion of these buildings thus failed at shaking intensities lower than the “design code”. These effects may render many areas unsafe to rebuild on – so reconstruction efforts should also include Historical records of earthquakes in the region go back at least 2,000 years, to However, in reality, there are many factors that influence building construction practices in this region and others worldwide. The elastic strain that accumulates in this plate boundary zone is released by intermittent earthquakes, which have occurred for millions of years. The East Anatolian Fault zone that hosted these earthquakes is at the boundary between the Arabian and Anatolian tectonic plates, which move past each other at approximately 6 to 10 mm per year. [some 3,450 buildings have collapsed](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/world/europe/turkey-earthquake-rescue.html), according to the Turkish government. [measured 7.8 in magnitude](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz/executive) and was felt as far away as the UK.

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday, killing more than 4000 people.

The vast majority were for Turkey, with a Russian and even an Israeli promise of help to the Syrian government, but it was not clear if any would go to the devastated rebel-held pocket in the northwest. In the rebel-held enclave, hundreds of families remained trapped in rubble, the opposition emergency organization known as the White Helmets said in a statement. The opposition-held area, centered on the province of Idlib, has been under siege for years, with frequent Russian and government airstrikes. Tens of thousands who were left homeless in Turkey and Syria faced a night in the cold. In the country's rebel-held northwest, groups that operate there said at least 450 people died, with many hundreds injured. The death toll in government-held areas of Syria climbed to 656 people, with some 1,400 injured, according to the Health Ministry. Turkey, meanwhile, is home to millions of refugees from the civil war. ... They were on the 12th floor," Imran Bahur wept by her destroyed apartment building in the Turkish city of Adana on Monday. Geological Survey measured Monday's quake at 7.8, with a depth of 18 kilometers (11 miles). In the Turkish city of Gaziantep, a provincial capital about 33 kilometers (20 miles) from the epicenter, people took refuge in shopping malls, stadiums, mosques and community centers. President Joe Biden called Erdogan to express condolences and offer assistance to the NATO ally. [cried out for help](https://apnews.com/article/turkey-syria-earthquake-rescue-efforts-proceeding-195cebc492bc15224d0a5316f842ce56?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=RelatedStories&utm_campaign=position_01) from within mountains of debris as first responders contended with rain and snow.

More than 4800 people are confirmed dead in the quake that struck northern Syria and Turkey.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: France, Germany, Israel and the US have also pledged to help. The UK has said it will send 76 specialists, equipment and rescue dogs. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. How are we going to save them? If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the They're saying, 'Save us,' but we can't save them. At least 1,400 people are now known to have been killed in Syria, where millions of refugees live in camps on the Turkish border. As dawn broke on Tuesday, traffic was at a standstill on the main highway to the Turkish city of Maras, close to the epicentre of the quake and believed to be one of the worst-affected areas. Few rescuers have made it to this part of southern Turkey yet and everyone is trying to get there as fast as they can to assess the damage and give vital help. Rescuers are battling heavy rain and snow as they race against the clock to find survivors of a devastating earthquake in south-east Turkey. More than 4,800 people were killed and 15,000 injured in Turkey and over the border in Syria when the quake struck in the early hours of Monday.

The energy released by the earthquake was 32 petajoules, Januka Attanayake told the New York Times, equivalent to nearly 8 million tons of TNT.

One of the region's deadliest quakes happened in 1822, when a [7.0 magnitude earthquake was said to have killed 200,000 people.](https://www.earth-prints.org/bitstream/2122/908/1/01Sbeinati.pdf) It's also equivalent to the energy released by nearly 7.25 million tonnes of TNT. The local magnitude scale, also known as the Richter scale, is logarithmic, meaning each time the magnitude goes up by 1, the energy released by the earthquake is stronger by around 31.6 times. The Times noted that another seismologist, Renato Solidum, told the outlet in 2013 that a 7.0 magnitude earthquake created as much energy as 32 of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima. - That's roughly the equivalent of the energy from nearly 7.25 million tonnes of TNT. The energy released by the

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.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and offered his condolences over the deadly 7.8-magnitude.

[Syria ](https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/02/06/Syria-requests-international-aid-after-massive-earthquake)has so far left over 4,000 people dead. Can earthquakes be predicted? [Middle East](/News/middle-east) [For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMOnQlwswi_quAw?oc=3&ceid=US:en&hl=en-US&gl=US) [Lebanon and Jordan](https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/02/06/Turkey-Syria-earthquake-felt-in-Lebanon-Jordan-Israel). [earthquake ](https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/02/06/Biden-deeply-saddened-by-Turkey-Syria-earthquake-pledges-US-aid)victims, and his wishes for the speedy recovery of the injured,” the SPA reported.

Yuksel Akalan, a journalist from the Turkish media outlet A News, abandoned his live broadcast while reporting on the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake ...

It was followed by a second earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter Scale and struck the Kahramanmaras province in southern Turkey at 13:24 local time, per [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-06/turkey-s-south-hit-by-a-second-high-magnitude-earthquake?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google). The reporter is seen evacuating the area and assisting a young girl— Reuters (@Reuters) In the video, Akalan is seen running while the ground shakes. Akalan was filming with his cameraman on a street in Malatya, Turkey, per Yuksel Akalan was on the scene of the earthquake in Turkey when a shockwave struck, covering people and the street in dust. Yuksel Akalan, a journalist from the Turkish media outlet A News, was reporting on Monday on rescue efforts in the aftermath of the first earthquake.

“Finally! He has been rescued,” said a reporter with CNN affiliate CNN Turk, which broadcast the rescue live. While the boy's rescue offers a glimmer of hope ...

Russia is the strongest foreign power operating in Syria, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has long allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The European Union activated its crisis response mechanism, while the United States said it would send two search and rescue units to Turkey. Pakistan has also dispatched two search and rescue teams to the ravaged country, while Australia and New Zealand committed funds for humanitarian assistance. “Our teams are working around the clock to help to save the injured people. And there is particular concern about the spread of illness, especially among children, who were already living in extreme hardship. “Everyone is overstretched in that part of the world … “Most of the communities depend on elevated tanks of water. At least 5,606 structures crumbled during the quake and in the hours after, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) said. Most of these elevated tanks of water were the first ones to fall, or to fall into disrepair. Broken concrete, scraps of metal, and overturned cars remain strewn across many roads and streets, making it difficult for rescuers to reach some areas. Erdogan also declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces for three months. The 7.8-magnitude quake hit just after 4 a.m.

The area of Turkey and Syria that has been hardest hit by Monday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks is known for having big quakes, ...

This earthquake occurred because "two pieces of the Earth are sliding horizontally past each other," Steckler says. "Sometimes there are very old things, built before the rules existed," he says. And not all the shaking has occurred on this one fault. But that doesn't mean that seismologists could say exactly when a big one would hit, according to Ian Main, a seismologist at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. More recent quakes, such as the 1999 one that struck the city of İzmit, have killed many thousands. That fault has seen some big earthquakes in the past, says Patricia Martínez-Garzón, a seismologist at GFZ Potsdam, a research center in Germany.

Ghana international winger Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey, the vice president of his ...

He was last selected to play for Ghana in 2019, but has not officially retired from international football. ALSO READ: Chelsea was also among the teams who hoped for the safe return of Atsu as well as their support for the other victims who were affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.