At least 2,300 people have died in a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023. In Turkey, 1,498 people have died and thousands are injured, according to the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD). In Syria, at least 820 have died, with 430 in government-controlled areas and 390 in opposition-controlled areas. The epicenter of the quake was 23 km east of Nurdagi in Turkey’s Gaziantep province and had a depth of 24.1 km. A major aftershock of 7.5 magnitude struck Turkey nine hours later.
The earthquake is believed to be the strongest to hit Turkey since 1939 and is one of the strongest in the region in a century. The area is prone to seismic activity and is a large fault zone. Karl Lang, an assistant professor at Georgia Tech University’s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, said this is the largest earthquake the region has experienced in recent memory.
Strong aftershocks have been felt in southern and central Turkey, with up to eight “very strong” aftershocks occurring in under a minute after the main quake. Entire buildings have been flattened and the Gaziantep Castle has been heavily damaged. The winter storm in the region is exacerbating the disaster and hundreds of thousands of people have been impacted.
Search and rescue teams have been dispatched to the south of the country, with nearly 1,000 volunteers deployed from Istanbul along with dogs, trucks, and aid. The disaster agency has requested international help through the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC), the European Union’s humanitarian program. The ramifications of the disaster are expected to impact the region for weeks and months.
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