Powerful Earthquake kills at least 3000 people in Turkey and Syria.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck in south-eastern Turkey, near Syria's border, early on Monday morning, February 6.
Hours later, after numerous aftershocks, another powerful aftershock of magnitude 7.5 hit the North of Turkey. Tremors were felt in 10 provinces reported Turkish news agency, Anadolu Agency.
According to the US Geological Survey, "on February 6 at around 04:15 a.m. local time, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck south central Turkey near the Turkey/Syria border. Just 11 minutes later, it was followed by a magnitude 6.7 aftershock. The largest aftershock at the time of writing was a M7.5 aftershock which struck 95 km (~60 miles) to the north."
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