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2023 Turkey–Syria "Kahramanmaras" earthquakes: On 
6 February 2023, 
two powerful earthquakes struck southern and central 
Turkey. The first occurred 34 km (21 mi) west of the city of 
Gaziantep at 04:20 
TRT (
01:17 UTC), causing widespread damage in Turkey and 
Syria. With a maximum 
Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) and a magnitude of 
at least Mww 7.8, the first earthquake is tied with the 
1939 Erzincan earthquake as the strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake to hit Turkey in modern times, while possibly being surpassed by the 
1668 North Anatolia earthquake. It is also the deadliest earthquake to strike the country since the 
1999 İzmit earthquake.
The earthquake was followed by numerous 
aftershocks, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 
Mw 6.7. The 
second earthquake occurred 
9 hours later, 4 km (2.5 mi) south–southeast of 
Ekinözü in 
Kahramanmaraş Province at 13:24 
TRT (
10:24 UTC), also having a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX and a magnitude of at least 
Mww  7.5. As a result of the earthquakes, more than 3,600 people were killed and more than 15,600 were injured.