Turkey Rocked by 39 Aftershocks in 12 Hours After 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake

Video Producer/Editor: Shohini Bose

Nearly nine hours after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, another strong tremor of magnitude 7.5 shook the region, impacting the ongoing search and rescue efforts.

Since the first earthquake at 4:17 am local time on Monday, 6 February, dozens of aftershocks – including one of the magnitude 6.7 – have been shaking Turkey and neighbouring countries of Syria, Lebanon, and Cyprus.

More than 1,300 people have been killed and at least 6,000 have been injured in Turkey and Syria after the earthquake toppled hundreds of buildings. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centred about 33 kilometers from Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border. It was 18 kilometers deep, the USGS data showed.

At least 34 aftershocks have followed since then.

List of Aftershocks in Turkey

1. 5.6 - 23 km NE of Musabeyli, Turkey

2. 6.7 - Central Turkey

3. 5.6 - 16 km S of Nurdağı, Turkey

4. 5.1 - 6 km ESE of Hasanbeyli, Turkey

5. 4.8 - 23 km SW of Pazarcık, Turkey

6. 5.5 - 2 km S of Tut, Turkey

7. 4.8 - 10 km SSW of Nurdağı, Turkey

8. 5.2 - 21 km E of Nurdağı, Turkey

9. 4.6 - 15 km E of Denizciler, Turkey

10. 4.7 - 20 km NW of Sincik, Turkey

11. 4.5 - 1 km SSE of Pazarcık, Turkey

12. 4.4 - 6 km NW of Sincik, Turkey

13. 4.8 - 18 km N of Sincik, Turkey

14. 4.3 - 11 km ENE of Çağlayancerit, Turkey

15. 4.4 - 22 km N of Sincik, Turkey

16. 4.5 - 3 km ENE of Pazarcık, Turkey

17. 5.0 - eastern Turkey

18. 4.3 - 14 km W of Gölbaşı, Turkey

19. 4.4 - 8 km SW of Hassa, Turkey

20. 4.6 - 3 km S of Tut, Turkey

21. 4.6 - 3 km E of Anayazı, Turkey

22. 4.5 - eastern Turkey

23. 4.6 - 14 km W of İskenderun, Turkey

24. 4.8 - 14 km SE of Çağlayancerit, Turkey

25. 4.6 - 12 km SE of Aşağı Karafakılı, Turkey

26. 4.5 - 14 km SSW of Aşağı Karafakılı, Turkey

27. 4.8 - 7 km SW of Pazarcık, Turkey

28. 4.6 - Turkey-Syria border region

29. 4.3 - Central Turkey

30. 7.5 - 4 km SSE of Ekinözü, Turkey

31. 5.8 - 13 km SW of Doğanşehir, Turkey

32. 5.7 - eastern Turkey

33. 5.0 - 6 km W of Pazarcık, Turkey

34. 4.9 - 8 km N of Çağlayancerit, Turkey

35. 6.0 - Central Turkey

36. 4.8 - 7 km SSW of Nurhak, Turkey

37. 4.9 - 9 km N of Çelikhan, Turkey

38. 4.7 - 8 km N of Çelikhan, Turkey

39. 4.9 - 20 km SW of Göksun, Turkey

(Source: USGS)

Worst Earthquake Since 1999

The region sits on top of major seismic fault lines and Turkey is frequently shaken by earthquakes. Monday’s earthquake is worst since 1999 in Turkey, when nearly 18,000 were killed in a powerful earthquake of similar magnitude that hit the northwest part of the country.