A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey; Fear of many hundreds of casualties Israel today

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Around half past three, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 shook southeastern Turkey - immediately followed by another with a magnitude of 7.4.

At least 15 people were killed and hundreds of casualties are feared.

The fluctuations were well felt in the entire region, also in Israel.

Rescuing tenants from a building in Diyarbakır, Turkey, photo: AFP

The epicenter was about 21 km east of Nordagi city in Gaziantep province. The quake was about 17 km deep.  

Another Video- First video is emerging after a M7.8 earthquake in central Turkey. #earthquake in #Şanlıurfa#Turkey #Earthquake pic.twitter.com/mVxNorZ0j0

— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) February 6, 2023

The noise caused the collapse of buildings in at least ten cities in Turkey, including Gaziantep, Adana and Diyarbakır.

Enormous damage was caused in northwestern Syria, in the cities of Aleppo and Hama, and at least 8 deaths are already known.

Millions of refugees live in this area, many of whom live in tents and temporary shelters.

For them the disaster may be particularly painful. 

BREAKING: Powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Turkey, injuring many people;

multiple fatalities expected.pic.twitter.com/qu8jwgvaIZ

— Dredre Babb (@DredreBabb) February 6, 2023

According to reports, the earthquake also caused an explosion in a gas pipeline in the city of Kermanmarsh in southern Turkey. 

Due to the Earthquake a Gas Pipeline near the City of Kahramanmaraş in Southern Turkey has reportedly Exploded and is burning out of control with Emergency Services completely overwhelmed with Rescue Operations.

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— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 6, 2023

Even in the country the tremors were well felt.

Israelis from Haifa to Kiryat Ono, and from Tel Aviv to Ashdod told about strong vibrations of the residential buildings.

An earthquake alarm was activated on some floors.   

The earthquake was also felt in Israel \\ social networks

Turkey is one of the most active seismic areas in the world.

It sits on the Anatolian Plate of the Earth's crust, which rotates counterclockwise at a speed of about 3 cm per year, and collides with nearby tectonic plates. In the 1999 earthquake, nearly 18,000 people were killed in the country.

Shrine of Sayyida Zaynab during the earthquake in Damascus in Syria #earthquake #Syria #Iraq #Turkey #Iran#earthquake #DEPREMOLDU #Turkey pic.twitter.com/J0fhpAp1K4

— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) February 6, 2023 Were we wrong?

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