7.8mww
2023 Turkey–Syria Earthquakes
Sensitivity zones:
strong — up to 166.2 km
moderate — up to 415.4 km
weak — up to 923.1 km
About this earthquake
A double blow: the M7.8 shock near Gaziantep was followed nine hours later by an M7.5 event. Turkey's worst disaster in modern history — entire districts across a dozen provinces collapsed, affecting millions of people on both sides of the Turkish–Syrian border.
Sensitivity zones
Approximate radii, derived from magnitude and hypocentre depth, within which shaking is typically felt:
- strong — up to 166.2 km
- moderate — up to 415.4 km
- weak — up to 923.1 km
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