The Geological Survey Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment announces that on Monday, February 6, 2023 at 03:17 local time the very strong earthquake was recorded by the seismological stations of the Department in the area of Gazadiep (Central Turkey, near the border with Syria) with a moment magnitude Mw=7.8.
The earthquake was strongly felt at a distance of almost 600 km from its epicentre (Turkey, Iraq, Georgia, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus). The strong earthquake was followed by a strong earthquake at 03:28 (Mw=6.7), five earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 5 and a number of earthquakes with smaller magnitudes.
The strong earthquake was followed by a strong earthquake at 03:28 (Mw=6.7), five earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 5 and a number of earthquakes with smaller magnitudes. The phenomenon is ongoing and is being monitored by the Seismological Center of the Department of Geological Survey.
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