Turkey earthquake

The U.S. Geological Survey said quake was centered about 33 kilometers (20 miles) from Gaziantep, a major city and provincial capital.

It was felt in several provinces in the region and knocked down a number of buildings, reports said. Geological Survey said quake was centered about 33 kilometers (20 miles) from Gaziantep, a major city and provincial capital. It was about 26 kilometers (16 miles) from the town of Nurdagi. The earthquake was also felt in Lebanon and Syria. Several buildings tumbled down in the neighboring provinces of Malatya, Diyarbakir and Malatya, HaberTurk television reported. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management agency, AFAD, said the quake measured 7.4 and was centered in the town of Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province.

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He said the quake caused damage and left casualties in at least 10 provinces. Rescue workers were trying to save people in collapsed apartment buildings in several Turkish provinces along the border with Syria, the Turkish government said. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 and struck before dawn.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter that "search and rescue teams were immediately dispatched" to the areas hit by the quake.

He added that others are buried under the rubble. Muheeb Qaddour in the northwestern town of Atmed told The Associated Press by telephone that they have 11 deaths in the town alone. The most recent reports brought the death toll in Turkey to at least 18.

A major earthquake has hit Turkey this evening near the city of Gaziantep, a city of 2.1 million people. The quake, which measured 7.8M on the Richter scale ...

In addition to The Deep Dive, Jay performs freelance writing for a number of firms and has been published on Stockhouse.com and CannaInvestor Magazine among others. The earthquake meanwhile is said to have been felt in neighbouring Lebanon, Cyprus, Iraq, and Syria, in addition to Turkey. As the founder of The Deep Dive, Jay is focused on all aspects of the firm. The quake, which measured 7.8M on the Richter scale, is said to have caused widespread damage based on early reports and hit roughly 30 kilometres west-northwest of the city. The US Geological Survey reported that the earthquake hit at approximately 1:17 UTC, or roughly one hour ago as of the time of writing. The author has no securities or affiliations related to this organization.

The 7.8 magnitude quake's epicenter was located near the cities of Nurdağı and Gaziantep, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The region's hospitals have been badly damaged in the conflict. The airstrikes have been so frequent that doctors and aid organizations have set up medical facilities underground in an effort to shelter them from the attacks. The earthquake in northern Syria hit parts of the country that have been already been devastated by more than a decade of civil war. "In all these areas buildings have fallen to the ground and the teams are working on them. And all of these buildings have people under the rubble. Dozens of buildings collapsed in cities across the border region.

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.

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.

“We hope that we will get through this disaster together as soon as possible and with the least damage,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tweeted. His ...

"Many hospitals are full, but some critical facilities, including Al Dana Hospital, had to evacuate patients after sustaining severe damage from the earthquake," the group said in a statement. Rubble fell from the empty space between the buildings. Strained health facilities and hospitals were quickly filled with the injured, rescue workers said. Turkey, meanwhile, is home to millions of refugees from the conflict. Many of them live in buildings that are already damaged from past bombardments. Rubble fell from the chimney. The opposition-held regions in Syria are packed with about 4 million people displaced from other parts of the country by the fighting. That is the disaster here." Many buildings were flattened into piles of pancaked floors, with aftershocks continuing to rattle the region. The buildings were shaking as if they were shaken by Jinn [evil spirits]. The student added, "We are now outside since we left our homes around 4 a.m. Officials in Turkey said at least 2,316 people were killed with more than 13,000 injured.