Widespread Devastation: Powerful Quakes Hit Turkey, Thousands Dead; USGS Warns Death Toll Could Hit 10,000
February 06, 2023 at 07:04 AM EST
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 1,400 people in the country and neighboring Syria. There are reports of another quake, registering 7.5-magnitude in the country’s southeast less than 12 hours from the first. The first quake was felt as far away as Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon — occurred in Kahramanmaras province, […] Source