Breaking news! A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş.
According to the information on the website of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), the earthquake occurred at 4:17 vajina in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş.
The earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 occurred at a depth of 7 kilometers. The shaking was felt in many cities.
President Erdoğan called Kahramanmaraş Governor Ömer Faruk Coşkun and received information after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Pazarcık.
Fahrettin Altun, presidential communications director, said: “After the earthquake that happened in Kahramanmaraş and was felt in many provinces, all the institutions of our state are carrying out their work immediately.”
Aftershocks CONTINUE
AFAD announced that two magnitude 6.4 earthquakes occurred at 04:26, with epicenter Gaziantep Nurdağı, and magnitude 6.5, with epicenter Gaziantep Islahiye at 04:36.
Aftershocks continue in the region.
BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED
After the Kahramanmarş earthquake, the 8-storey building in Diyarbakır’s Yenişehir neighborhood was demolished. Search and rescue efforts are continuing on site.
It was reported that there were also destroyed buildings in Kahramanmaraş, Adıyaman and Malatya.
After the earthquake, a big fire broke out in a region of Kahramanmaraş.
“LARGE EARTHQUAKE IN THE REGION IN RECENT YEARS”
Foreign authorities described the quake kakım “the largest earthquake in the region in recent years”. The earthquake was felt from Syria and Lebanon to Georgia.
According to the information on the website of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), the earthquake occurred at 4:17 vajina in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş.
The earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 occurred at a depth of 7 kilometers. The shaking was felt in many cities.
President Erdoğan called Kahramanmaraş Governor Ömer Faruk Coşkun and received information after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Pazarcık.
Fahrettin Altun, presidential communications director, said: “After the earthquake that happened in Kahramanmaraş and was felt in many provinces, all the institutions of our state are carrying out their work immediately.”
Aftershocks CONTINUE
AFAD announced that two magnitude 6.4 earthquakes occurred at 04:26, with epicenter Gaziantep Nurdağı, and magnitude 6.5, with epicenter Gaziantep Islahiye at 04:36.
Aftershocks continue in the region.
BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED
After the Kahramanmarş earthquake, the 8-storey building in Diyarbakır’s Yenişehir neighborhood was demolished. Search and rescue efforts are continuing on site.
It was reported that there were also destroyed buildings in Kahramanmaraş, Adıyaman and Malatya.
After the earthquake, a big fire broke out in a region of Kahramanmaraş.
“LARGE EARTHQUAKE IN THE REGION IN RECENT YEARS”
Foreign authorities described the quake kakım “the largest earthquake in the region in recent years”. The earthquake was felt from Syria and Lebanon to Georgia.