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On 6 February 2023, an [[earthquake]] struck southern and central Turkey, and northern and western Syria.<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Tara |last1=Subramaniam |first2=Rhea |last2=Mogul |first3=Adam |last3=Renton |first4=Aditi |last4=Sangal |first5=Leinz |last5=Vales |first6=Elise |last6=Hammond |first7=Maureen |last7=Chowdhury |first8=Amir |last8=Vera |date=6 February 2023 |title=February 6, 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake news |url=https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/turkey-earthquake-latest-020623/index.html |access-date=7 February 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207044338/https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/turkey-earthquake-latest-020623/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 February 2023 |title=Live Updates Turkey, Syria earthquake kills thousands |url=https://apnews.com/article/turkey-earthquake-live-updates-19e7d84fefdeed4c8a355dedf23d914f |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=[[AP News]] |language=en |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206061642/https://apnews.com/article/turkey-earthquake-live-updates-19e7d84fefdeed4c8a355dedf23d914f |url-status=live}}</ref> It occurred {{cvt|34|km}} west of the city of [[Gaziantep]] at 04:17 AM [[Time in Turkey|TRT]] (01:17 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]), with a magnitude of at least {{M|w|link=y}}{{nbsp}}7.8, and a maximum [[Modified Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''). There was widespread damage and tens of thousands of fatalities. It was the deadliest and strongest [[List of earthquakes in Turkey|earthquake in Turkey]] since the [[1939 Erzincan earthquake]],<ref name=ISC-GEM>{{citation|title=ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1904-2018) |url=http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php |author=ISC |year=2022 |publisher=[[International Seismological Centre]]|series=Version 9.1 |doi=10.31905/D808B825}}</ref> of the same magnitude.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/historical.php/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917163944/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/historical.php/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 September 2009 |title=Maximum earthquake magnitudes along different sections of the North Anatolian fault zone |authors=Marco Bohnhoff, Patricia Martínez-Garzón, Fatih Bulut, Eva Stierle, Yehuda Ben-Zion |publisher=[[ScienceDirect]] |access-date=6 February 2023 }}</ref> It was also the deadliest [[List of earthquakes in Syria|earthquake to have affected Syria]] since the [[1822 Aleppo earthquake]], one of [[List of earthquakes in the Levant|the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the Levant]], and the deadliest earthquake worldwide since the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Said-Moorhouse |first1=L. |title=The earthquake in Turkey is one of the deadliest this century. Here's why |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/07/middleeast/earthquake-turkey-syria-why-deadly-intl/index.html |access-date=9 February 2023 |agency=[[CNN International]]|date=9 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The world's deadliest earthquakes in the past 25 years, at a glance |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/02/09/1155836898/deadliest-earthquakes-list |access-date=9 February 2023 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=National Public Radio |date=9 February 2023}}</ref> It was felt and caused structural damage as far as Israel, Lebanon, <!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance --> Cyprus,<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance --> and the [[Black Sea]] coast of Turkey.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kuşçu |first1=Selim |title=Ordu'da deprem paniği |url=https://www.iha.com.tr/haber-orduda-deprem-panigi-1145283/ |agency=İHA |access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref>
 
The earthquake had more than 1,000 aftershocks, including an unusually powerful {{M|w|7.7}}{{note|mag-75-77||Initially reported to be of magnitude 7.5}} nine hours after the [[mainshock]].<ref name="gcmt" /> As of 10 February, more than 24,000<!-- ROUND FIGURES IN LEAD --> deaths had been reported; 20,000 in Turkey and 4,000 in Syria.<ref name="TRcasualties">{{cite news |title=Son Dakika... Sağlık Bakanı Fahrettin Koca açıkladı: Can kaybı 20 bin 213'e yükseldi! |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/son-dakika-saglik-bakani-fahrettin-koca-acikladi-can-kaybi-20-bin-213e-yukseldi-2050519 |access-date=10 February 2023 |agency=Cumhuriyet}}</ref><ref name="hr3868"/> A large winter storm hampered rescue efforts, dropping snow on the ruins and bringing plummeting temperatures.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hubbard |first1=Ben |title=Live Updates: Erdogan Visits Quake Area as Death Toll Passes 11,600 in Turkey and Syria |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/02/08/world/turkey-syria-earthquake |access-date=8 February 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 February 2023 |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208072346/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/02/08/world/turkey-syria-earthquake |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the freezing temperatures in the area, survivors, especially those trapped under rubble, are at a great risk of [[hypothermia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9467528/turkey-syria-earthquake-extreme-cold-risks/|title=Turkey earthquake rescue efforts complicated by bitter cold. What to know - National &#124; Globalnews.ca|website=Global News|last=Aziz|first=Saba|date=7 February 2023|access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-earthquake-survivors-trapped-under-rubble-face-hypothermia-threat |title=Turkey earthquake: Survivors trapped under rubble face hypothermia threat|date=6 February 2023|last=Soylu|first=Ragip|work=[[Middle East Eye]]|access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref>
 
== Tectonic setting ==
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