On 6 February 2023, Turkey and Syria were struck by two powerful earthquakes, unleashing unprecedented devastation across both nations.
The first quake, a massive 7.8-magnitude tremor, struck at 4:15 am local time, its epicentre located 23 kilometres east of Nurdağı in Turkey’s Gaziantep Province.
As rescue efforts scrambled amidst the chaos, a second, equally harrowing 7.5-magnitude quake struck at 1:24 pm, compounding the destruction with a series of relentless aftershocks.
Entire buildings crumbled like sandcastles, leaving cities cloaked in dust and despair.
The human toll was staggering—Turkey mourned the loss of 59,000 lives, while Syria grieved 8,000 more, making it one of the deadliest seismic disasters in recent history.
