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A Month Since the Devastating Earthquake in Turkey
The Atlantic   08 March 2023   Turkey   Gaziantep  
An aerial view of a field hospital built by Belgium in the Kırıkhan district of Turkey's Hatay province, seen on February 28, 2023
<p>This week marked the passing of one month since a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the Turkish city of Gaziantep on February 6, followed by dozens of powerful aftershocks. More than 50,000 deaths have been reported across southern Turkey and northwestern ...
The earthquake in Turkey is one of the deadliest this century. Here's why
CNN   07 February 2023   Turkey, Syria   Nurdagi  
Powerful quake leaves thousands dead in Turkey and Syria
<p>More than 8,000 people have been reported killed and tens of thousands of others injured by the devastating earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria on Monday.<br />Thousands of buildings collapsed in the two nations and aid agencies are warning of "catastrophic" ...
More than 1,000 people killed after magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan
CNN   22 June 2022   Afghanistan   Khost  
<p>Afghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country's east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more, according to a regional official.<br />The humanitarian disaster ...
Timeline: Deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan
Aljazeera   22 June 2022   Afghanistan   Partika  
Bakhtar News Agency via AP Photo
<p>Hundreds of people have been killed in Afghanistan&rsquo;s deadliest earthquake in some 20 years.<br />The magnitude 5.9 tremor in the early hours of Wednesday flattened hundreds of homes in the southeastern provinces of Paktika and Khost, killing at least ...
Mexico hit by powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake, killing at least one
The Guardian   08 September 2021   Mexico   Acapulco  
Aftermath of the earthquake in Acapulco. Photograph: David Guzman/EPA
<p>A powerful earthquake has struck south-west Mexico near the beach resort of Acapulco, killing at least one man who was crushed by a falling post, and causing rock falls and damaging buildings.<br />The US Geological Survey (USGS) said a 7.0 magnitude quake ...
6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Croatia, Killing At Least 6
npr   29 December 2020   Croatia   Zagreb  
Denis Lovrovic/AFP via Getty Images
<p>A powerful earthquake sent shockwaves through Croatia on Tuesday, causing major damage to a town south of the country's capital, Zagreb, and killing at least six, according to news reports quoting officials and residents.<br />The earthquake, with a magnitude ...
Turkey-Greece quake: Search for survivors under rubble
BBC NEWS   31 October 2020   Greece, Turkey   Izmir, Samos  
Twenty buildings were turned into mounds of concrete rubble by the earthquake in Izmir
<p>Rescue teams in the Turkish port city of Izmir are hunting through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors of Friday's powerful earthquake.<br>The death toll from the quake, which also struck the Greek island of Samos, has risen to 27, with over ...
Several dead in Turkey after earthquake hits Iran border area
Aljazeera   23 February 2020   Turkey   Van province  
Anadolu/Getty Images
<p>At least eight people have been killed and 21 others injured in Turkey's Van province following an earthquake early Sunday, the country's interior minister has said.<br />Three of those killed were children, according to Suleyman Soylu, adding that some ...
5 of the most devastating earthquakes in US history
Fox News   21 February 2020   USA  
In terms of fatalities, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake was the most devastating in the U.S. (earthquake.usgs.gov)
<p>In 2019, California was rocked by back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.1 and 6.4, respectively. The quakes brought renewed attention to the state’s vulnerability given its boundaries around the San Andreas fault line.<br>The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ...
Turkey earthquake: At least 21 dead as buildings collapse
BBC NEWS   25 January 2020   Turkey   Elazig province  
The quake caused buildings to collapse
<p>At least 21 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey.<br />The 6.8 magnitude quake, centred on the town of Sivrice in Elazig province, caused buildings to collapse and sent residents rushing into the ...