Turkey earthquake

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.

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked areas of Turkey and Syria on Monday, causing devastation across the countries.

Let's continue to pray for our brother, Christian Atsu, and his club director. Let's continue to pray that God spares their lives. Good journalism costs a lot of money. Let’s continue to pray that God spares their lives.” He wrote: ”Let’s continue to pray for our brother, Christian Atsu, and his club director. The city of Hayat is in the region affected by the earthquake.

Christian Atsu, Black Stars of Ghana winger, is reportedly trapped under the rubble after two consecutive earthquakes tore through Turkey on Monday.

Turkish President Recep Erdogan said rescue teams have rescued over 2,400 people from under the rubble of buildings flattened by the quake, the worst to hit the country in 100 years. [had](https://www.thecable.ng/second-earthquake-strikes-turkey-as-death-toll-nears-1500) reported that more than 1,300 people have died in Turkey and Syria after a couple of earthquakes hit the Mediterranean region. The Ghanaian spent four years in the books of Chelsea FC before moving to Newcastle United in 2017.

The death toll in the devastating earthquake that hit southeast Turkey and also caused damage in Northern Syria, has hit 1800 with several people injured,

he sends the assurance of his spiritual closeness to all those affected,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, said in a statement. 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. It was about 18km (11 miles) deep, with a 7.5 quake hitting in the same region hours later amid several aftershocks.

The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has said the death toll from the earthquake in the country has risen to 2316, as the number ...

Several buildings collapsed and infrastructure worth millions or billions of dollars have reportedly been damaged on both sides of the border.

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.

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has disclosed that Nigerian players plying their trade in the Turkish league are safe, following a huge earthquake ...

NFF President Alh Ibrahim Gusau has reached out to Nigerian players based in Turkey, and they have all confirmed that they are fine. NFF wrote: “The Nigerian Football Federation is sad about the unfortunate earthquake in Kahramanmaras City in Turkey. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has disclosed that Nigerian players plying their trade in the Turkish league are safe, following a huge earthquake in Turkey.

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.

Super Eagles captain and Sivasspor winger, Ahmed Musa, says there is nothing for Nigerian fans to worry about regarding his safety amid the strong ...

Thousands of buildings have collapsed, and several videos show the moment they fell, as onlookers ran for cover. Also according to Haber Global, footballers from the Marasspor team may have been staying in a hotel destroyed in the aftermath of the quake. Turkey lies in one of the world’s most active earthquake zones. Taha Akgul, an Olympic champion wrestler from Turkey, has called for help amid suggestions between 30 and 40 of the athletes have been affected. A number of her friends were believed to still be trapped under rubble, with fears that more footballers could also be affected by the disaster. Yeni Malatyaspor, where Turkaslan plays his football, shared a photo of the goalkeeper with the caption ‘Our prayers are with you’.

More than 1,000 people have been reported dead so far in northern Syria following the quake. Emergency rescue teams said many buildings are damaged or destroyed ...

Dozens of other nations have promised help, including the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar. However, BBC Monitoring's Hesham Shawish, a Middle East specialist, says this is not enough to deal with the scale of the destruction. Another said some of his relatives were trapped under the rubble. It may also take some time for international aid to arrive. Twelve hours later, a second quake, which was nearly as large, struck 130km (80 miles) to the north. " There's no one to rescue them.

"Victor, me and my family homeless now as I dey tok you," na so Emmanuel Olaitan Johnson tell BBC Pidgin as authorities dey report say thousands don die for ...

But immediately I see crack for di wall, na im I grab my wife and pikin dem begin run comot di house". Evri body don vacate di building". "Even as I dey waka for di staircase, di way di building bin dey shake I almost lose my footing for wia I bin dey climb as we live for di third floor of di building", na wetin e tok Johnson reveal say di building wey crack due to di earthquake na wia e dey stay for di past ten years and now e dey homeless - "becos di entire building go collapse wit any little vibration. E say im bin just wake up for im house, wen im dey for di third floor of a four storey building wen di 7.8 magnitude earthquake wey don kill over 2,000 pipo for Turkey hit im house for di town of Gaziantep. "Victor, me and my family homeless now as I dey tok you," na so Emmanuel Olaitan Johnson tell BBC Pidgin as authorities dey report say thousands don die for di earthquake for Turkey and Syria.

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 death toll from the a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that ripped through Turkey and Syria on Monday has now climbed past 4300 people.

How are we going to save them? They’re saying, ‘Save us’ but we can’t save them. A host of countries have also sent rescue workers to help the disaster-struck region where a frantic effort to find and free trapped civilians is underway but a raging rain and snowstorm is hampering efforts.

Christian Atsu has been found alive among the rubble of a devastating earthquake in Turkey, but was “removed injured” and many are still missing.

Our sporting director, Taner Savut, is unfortunately still under the rubble.” Hatayspor spokesperson, Mustafa Ozat, has now confirmed that Atsu has been found and is undergoing medical care, but another prominent figure within the club is still missing. Christian Atsu has been found alive among the rubble of a devastating earthquake in Turkey, but was “removed injured” and many are still missing.

Former Chelsea and Newcastle player Christian Atsu has been rescued alive after bring trapped under the rubble following the devastating earthquake that ...

This is as the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said Nigeria is willing to support Turkey and Syria “in any way possible.” Our sporting director, Taner Savut, is unfortunately still under the rubble. [Hurriyet ](https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/hataysporda-endiseli-bekleyis-suruyor-christian-atsudan-guzel-haber-taner-savut-hala-enkaz-altinda-42216212)has also detailed that there is an anxious wait to rescue Savut, the sporting director, with rescue teams navigating the rubble.

Christian Atsu, Black Stars of Ghana winger, has reportedly been found alive hours after he was trapped in two consecutive.

“Christian Atsu was removed injured. Hawaii was very impressed. A teammate of Atsu has confirmed to them, the player has been found and taken to the hospital. But speaking with Radyo Gol, the Turkish radio, on Tuesday, Mustafa Ozat, Hatayspor’s spokesperson, said Atsu has been found alive but was injured. The 31-year-old was trapped under the rubble alongside Taner Savut, Hatayspor’s sporting director. Christian Atsu, Black Stars of Ghana winger, has reportedly been found alive hours after he was trapped in the earthquake across south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria.

The confirmed death toll in Turkey following a devastating earthquake which occurred in the Syrian-Turkish border region has risen to 3381. Turkey's.

According to him, the bad weather included heavy snowfall, downpours and strong winds in the affected regions. Weather conditions were also very bad in the region, said Orhan Tatar, head of the earthquake and risk reduction department. The confirmed death toll in Turkey following a devastating earthquake which occurred in the Syrian-Turkish border region has risen to 3,381.

Many are feared dead as a deadly earthquake hit south-eastern Turkey near the Syrian border on Monday causing many buildings to...

Countries from across the world have pledged support to Turkey in this critical period . “We are talking about at least 10 million people who live in these cities. The big earthquake hit near Gaziantep town with many people in affected buildings yet to be rescued.

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.

The Nigerian Community in Turkey, on Tuesday, said it had yet to ascertain the number of Nigerians affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which rocked the ...

According to The Time, earthquakes are not uncommon in Turkey. The old students are already used to it. “From the news we gathered, just one Ghanaian footballer was said to have been missing with his Turkish friend.

More than four million Syrians who rely on humanitarian aid live in the region affected by the earthquakes in Turkey, according to the U.N..

You can help by donating at the following [link](https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/turkey-syria-earthquake-onetime?source=ADU2011U0W27). [asking](https://www.kizilay.org.tr/Haber/KurumsalHaberDetay/7193) people to donate blood as they continue to ship blood from their existing supplies throughout the day. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), an organization that responds to the most serious humanitarian crises, works in more than 40 countries. The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation has been serving communities impacted by catastrophe and war since its founding in 1992. You can make a contribution to their Children’s Emergency Fund at the following The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has also mobilized aid to Syria, and is focusing on assessing the impact the quake had on water stations and any other interruptions to services. Once the initial need is completed, funds will support longer-term recovery efforts. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). They continue to service the area though at least one of their hospitals has been closed due to promised to send a team of 76 search and rescue specialists and rescue dogs to Turkey. About 3.6 million Syrian refugees live in the nation following the protracted Syrian Civil War. “Sadly, needs are rising rapidly in Syria and not everyone who requires assistance is visible.

“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.

Photos from Turkey and Syria show collapsed buildings and devastation across the region.

The mosque was destroyed by a huge earthquake in 1894 and, after reconstruction, damaged by another quake in 1964. The historic Yeni Camii mosque, in Malatya, more than 100 miles (160km) from the epicentre, was extensively damaged. Its epicentre was near Gaziantep - a city of more than two million people.

"Sooner or later there will be a ~M 7.5 #earthquake in this region (South-Central Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon)," he tweeted last Friday.

Good journalism costs a lot of money. As I stated earlier, sooner or later this would happen in this region, similar to the years 115 and 526. “My heart goes out to everyone affected by the major earthquake in Central Turkey.

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.

Turkey has introduced new building codes, requiring new construction to be earthquake resilient, not least following the 1999 Izmit earthquake in which over ...

Prof Ian Main, a professor of seismology and rock physics at the University of Edinburgh, echoed that view. This shows that most of the buildings did not have the relevant features to provide stability during an earthquake. Building quality is controlled by a building code and the enforcement of that code. “There should be seismic codes in place to stop this, but they are not well enough enforced. This means that chances of survival for anyone inside are very small. Or were the buildings built in a manner that was not properly reinforced?”

Rescue workers fanned across Turkey and Syria Tuesday in a second day of desperate searches to find survivors from the massive earthquake and aftershocks ...

The government also said more than 11,000 buildings have been damaged, leaving more than 380,000 people seeking refuge in temporary shelters, hotels, mosques, and community centers. The largest aftershock, measuring 7.5, [struck about 60 miles](https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/magnitude-78-earthquake-nurdagi-turkey) to the north of the epicenter of the initial one on a different fault line. With the rescuers and onlookers seen joyously celebrating the news, the group said this scene has served to lift the spirits and hopes of other families. An estimated 4.1 million people in the affected region were already receiving United Nations humanitarian assistance. for transporting international aid has been unusable since the earthquake struck, further hampering efforts. In the southern Turkish city of Adana, worried residents outside a collapsed building watched rescue workers search for people under the rubble. More than 8,000 people in Turkey have been rescued. Aya Batrawy contributed reporting from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. When rescue workers finally manage to dig him out, it is too late. Geological Survey said](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?currentFeatureId=us6000jlqa&extent=36.56481,35.68085&extent=38.52024,39.4162&sort=largest&listOnlyShown=true) — a time many residents were still in bed. Two elderly women and a man were embracing each other and crying after one of their daughters had died. It took place on the East Anatolian fault, the boundary between the Anatolian plate, the African plate and the Arabian plate of the Earth's crust.

Turkish President Recep Erdoğan has announced a three-month state of emergency in the country to enable rapid search-and-rescue operations.

I would like to thank all our friends, all the heads of state and government who have called us or sent messages to offer support and aid and have made statements during these difficult times of our country. “And even a way larger number of civil servants, NGO staff and volunteers participate in the relief efforts. I have spoken with 18 heads of state and government who have called us on the phone. “Our teams worked selflessly to reach the disaster areas and join the operations despite the difficulties due to weather conditions. “We declare the 10 provinces hit by earthquakes to be an area of disaster affecting the public life. We rapidly continue the search and rescue operations with the support of our citizens and volunteers regardless of the difficulty of the conditions,” the Turkish president added.