Feb 6:A magnitude 7.9earthquakestruck central Türkiye on early Monday at a depth of 10 km, theGerman Research Centre for Geosciences(GFZ) said.
Türkiye’sDisaster and Emergency Management Authority(AFAD) pegged the quake at 7.4 near the southern city ofKahramanmaraş.
There wasdamageto buildings and people were gathered out on snowy streets, according to images on state broadcaster TRT.
Theearthquakelasted about a minute and shattered windows, according to a Reuters witness.
It was also felt in other southeastern provinces includingDiyarbakirandGaziantepand neighboring countries including Lebanon and Syria.
USGS reported another shallow 6.7-magnitudequakeoccurring near the site of the first about 15 minutes after.
The southern region ofGaziantep– one of Turkey’s key industrial and manufacturing hubs — borders Syria. The tremors were felt in Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus, according to AFP correspondents.
Turkish authorities have not yet reported anydeaths or injuries, but videos posted on social networks showed destroyed buildings in several cities in the southeast of the country.
Türkiye is in one of the world’s most activeearthquakezones.
Düzce was one of the regions hit by a 7.4-magnitudeearthquakein 1999 — the worst to hit Turkey in decades.
Thatquakekilled more than 17,000 people, including about 1,000 in Istanbul.
Experts have long warned a largequakecould devastate Istanbul, which has allowed widespread building without safety precautions.
A magnitude-6.8 quake hitElazığin January 2020, killing more than 40 people.
And in October that year, a magnitude-7.0 quake hit theAegeanSea, killing 114 people and wounding more than 1,000.
