M7.8 earthquake near Gaziantep, Gaziantep
1348 d ago · 6 Feb 2023, 01:17 UTC Pazarcik earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence
What happened
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Pazarcik earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence on 6 Feb 2023, 01:17 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Gaziantep, about 38 km away in Gaziantep, Turkey.
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