Turkey earthquake: Where did it hit and why was it so deadly? - BBC
WEBFeb 10, 2023 · Tens of thousands of people have been killed and scores more injured by a huge earthquake which struck south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, in the early hours of Monday morning. The...
Turkey earthquake: Roman-era castle destroyed by quake - BBC
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · Gaziantep Castle was built by the Romans in the 2nd and 3rd centuries before becoming a museum. The devastation wrought by Monday's deadly earthquake in south-eastern Turkey included the almost...
2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes - Wikipedia
WEBOn 6 February 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC), a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The epicenter was 37 km (23 mi) west–northwest of Gaziantep. [2] The earthquake had a maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme) around the epicenter and in Antakya.
Turkey earthquake: Roman-era castle destroyed by quake
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · The devastation wrought by Monday's deadly earthquake in south-eastern Turkey included the almost total destruction of a 2,000-year-old castle built during the Roman Empire.
In Gaziantep, the epicenter of the quake, news of the devastation ...
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · GAZIANTEP, Turkey — In the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, the epicenter of Monday’s earthquake, some people fled their homes in the cold and rain and took shelter in their cars when the...
Ancient Gaziantep Castle destroyed in Turkey earthquake | CNN
WEBFeb 7, 2023 · The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has badly damaged Gaziantep Castle, a historic site and tourist attraction in southeastern Turkey.
Turkey earthquake: Screaming, shaking... how it felt when the quake …
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · It was 04:17 local time when Erdem, asleep at his home in Gaziantep, southern Turkey, was shaken from his sleep by one of Turkey's biggest-ever earthquakes.
Turkey earthquake: 2,000-year-old Gaziantep Castle damaged
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · The 2,000-year-old castle is located in the Gaziantep region, about 80 miles south of the epicenter of one of the quakes in Kahramanmaras Province, according to the Reuters news agency. The first...
Earthquake damages Turkey's historic Gaziantep Castle : NPR
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · The earthquake struck near the city of Gaziantep early Monday morning, damaging buildings including the historic castle.
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria - The New York Times
WEBFeb 7, 2023 · The rescue effort in Gaziantep, a city in south-central Turkey near the epicenter of the 7.8-magnitude quake early Monday morning, pulled in dozens of people and drew hundreds of onlookers.