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Situation Overview
According to the data from AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency), an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude occurred in Türkiye at 04:17 A.M on February 6th 2023, 130 aftershocks at maximum level of 6.7 followed the initial earthquake. AFAD reports state that 1.762 people lost their lives, 11.119 people were injured and 3.471 building were destroyed in 10 provinces. The process of damage detection is currently being fulfilled by AFAD and all related official organizations.
The epicenter of the earthquake was Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş, and the earthquake occurred 7 km below the ground. The earthquake was also felt in neighboring cities of Adıyaman, Kilis, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Malatya, Batman, Bingöl, Elazığ, Mardin, Siirt, Şırnak, Van, Bitlis, Hakkari and Hatay provinces; and neighboring countries of Syria, Cyprus, Greece, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Georgia and Armenia.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) declared the level of earthquake as Level 4 within the scope of Türkiye Disaster Response Plan. In addition, AFAD announced that international assistance was called for in the field of urban search and rescue through the ERCC (Emergency Response Coordination Center) during the meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.