A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Gaziantep province in southern Turkey, and buildings in neighboring cities were reported to have collapsed as a result.

(AFP)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey today, and it was felt even in neighboring Syria and Lebanon. It was reported in Turkey that many buildings collapsed and many people were trapped, with at least 5 dead.

The social media "Twitter" went viral, and many people took selfies of videos trapped in the collapsed building and asked for help.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, data from the US Geological Survey showed that a 7.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Turkey with a depth of 24.1 kilometers, located 23 kilometers east of Nurdaji in Kahramanmaras, the main city in the surrounding area; Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management The AFAD agency said the epicenter was in the town of Pazarcik.

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Strong earthquakes were felt in central and southern Turkey. Within 20 minutes of the 7.8-magnitude mainshock, there were another 6.7-magnitude and 5.6-magnitude aftershocks.

Gaziantep Governor Davut Gul appealed on Twitter, "We felt a strong earthquake." Please stay calm and don't let the phone line be busy or drive on the road.

The opposition civil defense organization in northern Syria, in neighboring Syria, said that the collapse of many buildings was "a catastrophic level"; the Lebanese capital Beirut was shocked to see many people outside without knowing what to do.

"abc" reported that at least 5 deaths were reported in Turkey.

Social media "Twitter" also showed pictures of many buildings collapsing in Gaziantep Province, and many netizens took selfies on the Internet to ask for help, and they were stuck in the collapsed buildings.

Turkey sits on a major fault line and is prone to earthquakes, including a powerful quake in its northwest in 1999 that killed about 18,000 people.

Entire buildings collapsed in S. #Turkey the epicenter of 7.8 magnitude earthquake in last hour, that also sent shockwaves to Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Cyprus. We don't know death toll yet. #earthquake #DEPREMOLDU #Turkey pic.twitter.com/WNIMIK2faQ

— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) February 6, 2023

Göçük altındalar, 2 çocuk da var. Lütfen yardım edin #Kahramanmaraş #afad #pazarcık Aydın mahallesi, 2.cadde numara 18 uğur göksü mahallesi pazarcık otogarı karşqısı. #DEPREMOLDU.H #deprem piccom/rZO

— yergökdeniz (@eski_bahriyeli) February 6, 2023

Allah'ım beterinden korusun ????

7.8 şiddetinde deprem ???? #Gaziantep #Kahramanmaraş #Osmaniye #Adıyaman #Diyarbakir #Şanlıurfa #Adana #Antakya #Ankara #DepremOldu #earthquake #Kandilli #TümTürkiye #Sallandık # pic.twitter.com /0SnnHQTjIN

— Hakkım Hakkım (@hakkimhakkim) February 6, 2023