A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook southeast Turkey early Monday and was felt in several provinces and elsewhere in the Middle East. The quake jolted residents in Lebanon from beds, shaking buildings for about 40 seconds.
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About 11 minutes after the main quake hit, the strongest aftershock of magnitude 6.7 hit about 32 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of the main quake’s epicenter.
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More than 1,300 people were killed and thousands injured.
The magnitude 7.8 quake, which hit in the early darkness of a winter morning, was the worst to hit Turkey this century. It was also felt in Cyprus and Lebanon. (Reuters)
The magnitude 7.8 quake, which hit in the early darkness of a winter morning, was the worst to hit Turkey this century. It was also felt in Cyprus and Lebanon. (Reuters)
It was Turkey's most severe quake since 1999, when one of similar magnitude devastated Izmit and the heavily populated eastern Marmara Sea region near Istanbul, killing more than 17,000.
The USGS said housing in the region is often composed of earthquake-vulnerable construction and materials, including unreinforced brick masonry and low-rise concrete frame structures without ducts.
The Dead Sea Transform Fault, a strike-slip fault that separates the African Plate from the Arabian Plate, runs right through the middle of the Dead Sea.
The death toll from Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has now climbed to over 2,300 people.
At least 1,498 people were killed across 10 provinces of Turkey, with another 7,600 injured, according to the country’s disaster management agency.
At least 1,498 people were killed across 10 provinces of Turkey, with another 7,600 injured, according to the country’s disaster management agency.
Turkey's lira hit a record low and its stock markets tumbled on Monday as a major earthquake added to pressures from a strong dollar, geopolitical risks and surprise inflation readings out of the country.
The Israeli government has said it will send humanitarian assistance to Turkey in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake on Monday. It will also send aid to Syria, where hundreds died in the disaster, in an instance of rare cooperation between Tel Aviv and Damascus.
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