On 6 February 2023, two powerful earthquakes struck southern and central Turkey. The first occurred 34 km (21 mi) west of the city of Gaziantep at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC),[1] causing widespread damage in Turkey and Syria. With a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) and a magnitude of Mww 7.8, the first earthquake is tied with the 1939 Erzincan earthquake as the strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake to hit Turkey in modern times; the 1668 North Anatolia earthquake may have been more powerful.[2][3] It is also the most devastating earthquake to strike the country since the 1999 Izmit earthquake.[4] The earthquake was followed by numerous aftershocks, the strongest of which had a magnitude of Mw 6.7. The second earthquake occurred 9 hours later in the city of Kahramanmaraş at 13:24 TRT (10:24 UTC), also having a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX and a magnitude of Mww 7.5. As a result of the earthquakes, more than 2,400 people were killed and more than 11,700 were injured.[5]
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