Disaster Services — 06 February, 2023

Turkey and Syria Earthquake Response February 2023 Alert

High humanitarian impact, magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

“A strong earthquake of 7.8 M (7.4 as reported by Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency - AFAD) at a depth of 18 km occurred on 6 February at 1.17 UTC (4.17 local time) in southern Türkiye, close to the border with northern Syria. The epicentre was located in Atalar town (Gaziantep Province, Southeastern Anatolia Region), and about 45 km north of the northern border of Aleppo Governorate in Syria.” ECHO

Source: GDACS