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Turkey-Syria Earthquake 2023

Last updated: 07/08/2024
IATI Identifier: GB-CHC-220949-P8606
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Description

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye (Turkey) in the early hours of Monday 6th February 2023. The epicentre was located near Gaziantep, Türkiye which is located 90km from the Syrian border. A second earthquake of 7.6 magnitude was recorded later in the morning of Monday 6th February 2023. The epicentre of the second earthquake was in the Elbistan district of the Kahramanmaras province which lies around 80 miles north of Gaziantep, the epicentre of the first earthquake. Shocks from both earthquakes were felt in Syria, Lebanon and Cyprus.  The earthquakes have caused extensive damage, loss of life and has impacted many. As of Monday 6th February, more than 1498 people have died in Türkiye, and over 810 have died in Syria. Thousands of people are injured.   


Location

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Syria, Turkey
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Status Implementation

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Programme Spend

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  • IFRC
  • Syrian Arab Red Crescent

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Programme data last updated on 07/08/2024