2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
The earthquake that caused destruction in Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 6 February 2023 at 04:17 a.m. TRT (01:17 a.m. UTC) there was a very strong earthquake in Gaziantep Province in southeastern Turkey,[3] 34 km (21 mi) west of the city of Gaziantep at 04:17 AM TRT. The maximum Mercalli intensity was XII (Extreme), and a magnitude of 7.8 was given.[4] It was equal to the 7.8 magnitude 1939 Erzincan earthquake as the strongest recorded earthquake to hit Turkey in modern times. Only the 7.8–8.0 magnitude 1668 North Anatolia earthquake was more powerful.[5][6]
UTC time | 2023-02-06 01:17:35 |
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ISC event | 625613033 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 6 February 2023 (2023-02-06) |
Local time | 04:17 TRT (UTC+3) |
Duration | 80 seconds |
Magnitude | Mw 7.8 |
Depth | 10.0 km (6 mi) |
Epicenter | Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province 37.166°N 37.032°E / 37.166; 37.032 |
Fault | Dead Sea Transform,[lower-alpha 1] East Anatolian Fault, Çardak–Sürgü Fault |
Type | Strike-slip, supershear, doublet |
Areas affected | Turkey and Syria |
Total damage | > US$118.8 billion (estimated)[lower-alpha 2] |
Max. intensity | XII (Extreme)[1] |
Peak acceleration | 2.212 g |
Tsunami | 17 cm (6.7 in) |
Aftershocks | ≥10,000 (by 3 March) 516+ with a Mw 4.0 or greater[2] |
Casualties | 59,259 deaths, 121,704 injured, 297 missing
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It is the deadliest earthquake in the history of Turkey since the 1268 Cilicia earthquake, and has surpassed the 1939 Erzincan earthquake, which killed 32,700–32,968 people, as the deadliest earthquake of the Republic of Turkey, and it is the deadliest worldwide since the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[7]
After the earthquake, there were several aftershocks. The strongest of them had a magnitude of 7.5 that occurred in Kahramanmaraş.