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2023 Turkey–Syria Earthquakes
6 February 2023 · Kahramanmaras, Syria · Turkey
On 6 February 2023 at 01:17 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey (Kahramanmaras, Syria), at a depth of 17 km. It occurred on the Arabian Plate, 35 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 56,697 people and injured 119,200. 542,461 homes were destroyed. It is the 12th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 6 February 2023
- Time
- 01:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 17 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 56,697
- Injuries
- 119,200
- Homes Destroyed
- 542,461
- Homes Damaged
- 1,474,182
- Estimated Damage
- 42.9 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.3 m wave)
- Plate
- Arabian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20232023 Turkey–Syria Earthquakes · M 7.5
- 2020Elazığ–Sivrice Earthquake of 2020 · M 6.741 deaths
- 1998Adana–Ceyhan Earthquake of 1998 · M 6.3145 deaths
- 1986Malatya Earthquake of 1986 · M 5.915 deaths
- 19561956 Chhim Earthquake · M 5.8148 deaths
- 1952Ceyhan Earthquake of 1952 · M 5.020 deaths
- 1945Aelana, Ceyhan · M 6.1300 deaths
- 1940Kayseri, Develi37 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth