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7.8 Magnitude Earthquake hits Southern Turkey near border with Syria [1]

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Date: 2023-02-05  

I’ve seen a few reports that this was a magnitude 7.9. If it was a 7.8 or a 7.9 that is huge earthquake.

x 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

In Syria.

x In Syria, due to the large quakes centered in Turkey, a large number of buildings have collapsed. There are reported casualties and people are trapped under the rubble in Harem and Salqin. pic.twitter.com/xHwwDYeEtl — dana (@dana916) February 6, 2023

x Urgent - #Jenders



Dozens are stuck under the rubble in Jenderes in the Afrin region, in northern Syria, due to the #earthquake that struck Turkey and northern Syria#Turkey#Syria#edlib pic.twitter.com/NlYTUuRocH — Abood Abood (@sy____19951) February 6, 2023

x Rescue teams pulling children from the under the rubble of #collapsed buildings in northwestern #Syria



At least 50 people killed, 500+ injured, 140+ buildings destroyed in southern Malatya province as 7.8 #earthquake hits #Türkiye.#deprem #DepremiOldu #Turkey pic.twitter.com/vKnEnG3N2k — Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) February 6, 2023

Back to Turkey:

x DEVELOPING: I've now seen multiple reports that numerous buildings some as many as 7+ floors have collapsed or partially collapsed in Diyarbakir, Turkey, following major 7.8 magnitude earthquake. 😔pic.twitter.com/2lXMiUO3BQ — Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) February 6, 2023

x Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority has declared the Highest Level of Emergency due to the 7.8M Earthquake and its Aftershocks in the Central and Southern part of the Country. pic.twitter.com/wxchT5yd6c — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 6, 2023

x 🇹🇷 | Damage in Gaziantep, Turkey, after earthquake. pic.twitter.com/ag4XnIC5NE — Lenar (@Lerpc75) February 6, 2023

x February 6, 2023



....There are reports of several hundred dead.



The Entire buildings collapsed in South #Turkey the epicenter of 7.8 magnitude earthquake in last hour,#Turkey #earthquake pic.twitter.com/pJtFoJlWfK — Naveed Awan PTI (@Naveedawan78) February 6, 2023

This quake was so big it was felt in parts of Southern Europe.

x Survivor being pulled from #earthquake rubble in Turkey.pic.twitter.com/POliq0mBPt — Scott McClellan (@ChaseTheWX) February 6, 2023

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