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SITUATION AT A GLANCE
33,905 Earthquake-related Deaths Reported in Türkiye and Syria
Media – February 2023
87,600 Earthquake-related Injuries Reported in Türkiye and Syria
Media – February 2023
8,400 Estimated Number of Buildings Collapsed due to the Earthquake
UN – February 2023
610,000 People Exposed to Strong—MMI Level IV—or Above Shaking
USGS – February 2023
• At 4:17 a.m. local time on February 6, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck centralsouthern Türkiye at a depth of 11.1 miles, followed by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck the area at a depth of 6.2 miles the same day, according to USGS.
• Preliminary reports indicate that the earthquake resulted in at least 33,905 deaths and injury to approximately 87,600 people in Türkiye and Syria as of February 12.
• UN agencies, including USAID/BHA partners, completed the cross-border delivery of 52 trucks of emergency relief commodities from Türkiye to northwest Syria to respond to the urgent needs of earthquake-affected populations between February 9 and 12