Tsunami — Gulf Of Iskenderun

When

6 Feb 2023

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

37.17° N, 37.04° E

Deaths

56697

Injuries

119200

Damage musd

42900

Houses destroyed

542461

Max water height m

0.3

Source quake magnitude

7.8

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Major earthquakes in the Turkey–Syria border region

On 6 February 2023, two earthquakes devastated southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The first earthquake occurred at 04:17:35 TRT (01:17:35 UTC), measuring moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.8. The epicenter was 37 km (23 mi) west–northwest of Gaziantep. This strike-slip shock achieved a Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme) around the epicenter and in Antakya.

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