DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck southern Turkey early on Monday (Feb 6) and was felt in Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria, collapsing buildings and sending residents into the snowy streets, witnesses and broadcasters said. At least 10 people were killed in Turkey, two local Turkish
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck southern Turkey early on Monday and was felt in Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria, collapsing buildings and sending residents into the snowy streets, witnesses and broadcasters said.The German Research Centre for Geosciences said the quake struck at a depth of 10km near the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, while the EMSC monitoring service said the chance of a tsunami risk was being evaluated.
Broadcasters TRT and Haberturk showed images of people gathered around wrecked buildings in Kahramanmaras, seeking survivors. Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority put the magnitude of the quake at 7.4 near Kahramanmaras and the larger city of Gaziantep, close to the Syrian border.
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