Courtesy of ZeroHedge
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 1,400 people in the country and neighboring Syria. There are reports of another quake, registering 7.5-magnitude in the country’s southeast less than 12 hours from the first.
The first quake was felt as far away as Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon — occurred in Kahramanmaras province, north of Gaziantep, near the Syrian border. Most of the damage is in southern Turkey and northern Syria.
The first quake was so powerful that buildings hundreds of miles away swayed in Israel. The second quake, a 7.5-magnitude, struck Kahramanmaras province just moments ago.
Turkey reports a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaras — the second high-magnitude quake to hit the country in less than 12 hours https://t.co/Z8O7KdamMM pic.twitter.com/ycWUJ6icjB
— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) February 6, 2023
As the dust settles and daylight emerges, footage of the earthquake’s aftermath is shocking.
Turkey 🙏🙏🙏🇹🇷#earthquake #Turkey #HelpTurkey ❤️ pic.twitter.com/pWo9sP4LKe
— 🇬🇧payîz🏴 (@payiz_zivistan) February 6, 2023
Shocking and tragic video of the powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria border areas on Monday morning killing at least 1200 people and injuring thousands more. pic.twitter.com/q3hDHN2DQX
— Ali Younes (@Ali_reports) February 6, 2023
Horrible scenes keep coming!!!#deprem #Turkey #TurkeyEarthquake #earthquake #DEPREMOLDU #Adana #Kahramanmaras #sanliurfa #ACİL #Osmaniye #Hatay #BREAKING #SONDAKIKA #Tsunami #PrayForTurkey #Gaziantep#nurdagi #HAARP #Turkiye #Turquia #Turchia pic.twitter.com/qT50STjDIW
— gaganraj2010@gmail.com (@gaganraj2010gm1) February 6, 2023
7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Turkey, Syria, Jordan And Lebanon…
The Level Of Destruction Caused By The Earthquake In Turkey Makes It Look Like A War Zone And Declares Emergency…
PRAY FOR TURKEY 🇹🇷…#TurkeyEarthquake #Turkey #TurkeyQuake #turkeyearthquake2023 pic.twitter.com/UbtDcfBr0y
— Pravesh Shahid (@huissail) February 6, 2023
Catastrophic scenes from Kahramanmaras, Turkey as hundreds of building can be seen destroyed throughout the city. pic.twitter.com/wyb9enaiRy
— Afshin Ismaeli (@Afshin_Ismaeli) February 6, 2023
I am very sad for my country right now, there was an earthquake of 7.4 magnitude in 7 cities. More than 1710 buildings were destroyed, more than 200 dead. I request you to spread this sad disaster in Turkey. You can share it on your social media accounts. pic.twitter.com/XdbCiTB9MA
— 𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓶𝓮𝓵𝓪 🐻🐰 (@namjinmyheart) February 6, 2023
More buildings are collapsing in southern cities of #Turkey.
Entire building collapses in #Malatya, due to aftershocks. pic.twitter.com/4Yq1k5fpLZ— Barzan Sadiq (@BarzanSadiq) February 6, 2023
Catastrophic scenes from Kahramanmaras, #Turkey as hundreds of building can be seen destroyed throughout the city. pic.twitter.com/tqaAAoFhKI
— Afshin Ismaeli (@Afshin_Ismaeli) February 6, 2023
Okan Tuysuz, a professor of geology at Istanbul Technical University, told Bloomberg that the quake was the “strongest earthquake in Turkey since 1939.” He said one of the world’s most active seismic zones runs through the country.
The devastation is so bad that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, and 45 countries offer assistance to Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on state television that nearly 3,000 buildings were destroyed.
“We hope that we will overcome this disaster together as soon as possible,” Erdogan said.
So far, reports in the southern part of the country show the port of Iskenderun was damaged. Cracks were found in airport runways in that part of the country.
Turkish state-run pipeline operator Botas said no leaks were detected in crude oil pipelines in Turkey’s south. These critical pipelines connect Turkey with vast oil fields in Iraq and Azerbaijan.
In financial markets, Turkish stocks plunged. The country’s stock exchange banned short selling. Here’s a Bloomberg market update:
The Borsa Istanbul 100 Index dropped as much as 4.6% in morning trading, with state-run insurance company Turkiye Sigorta AS and fertilizer producer Gubre Fabrikalari TAS leading declines. The lira held steady. Turkish stock exchange Borsa Istanbul suspended short selling on the country’s stocks on Monday for an indefinite time, while imposing a depository rule for selling shares as part of its efforts to limit a wider market fallout. Borsa Istanbul has also halted trading in eight companies until they make a statement on how their operations were affected by the earthquake.
As rescue efforts are underway, the United States Geological Survey warned the powerful quake could result in as many as 10,000 deaths.
