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AFP via Ilyas Akengin/Getty Images Rescue workers and volunteers search for victims and survivors among the rubble of collapsed buildings after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the southeastern border with Syria in Diyarbakir, Turkey on February 6, 2023.
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Erok/AFP via Getty Images A woman cries as rescuers search for survivors among the rubble of a collapsed building in Adana, Turkey, after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the country’s southeastern border with Syria on February 6, 2023.
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AFP via Ilyas Akengin/Getty Images A man reacts as people search for survivors among the rubble after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey’s southeastern border on February 6, 2023 in Diyarbakir, Turkey. The quake, followed by a small 7.5-magnitude quake, was the largest in Turkey in at least a century.
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Erok/AFP via Getty Images Rescuers search for victims and survivors among the rubble of a collapsed building in Adana, Turkey after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the country’s southeastern border with Syria on February 6, 2023.
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Rami Al-Said/AFP via Getty Images A man helps an injured resident slide down from the rubble of a collapsed building in Jindires, Syria, where a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on February 6, 2023.
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Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images A Syrian man weeps as he carries the body of his son, who died in an earthquake, in the Syrian town of Zindires on February 6, 2023.
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Rami Al-Said/AFP via Getty Images Residents stand in front of a collapsed building in Jindires, Syria, after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the Turkish-Syrian border on February 6, 2023.
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Anas Alkharboutli/dpa via Getty Images Residents of Idlib, Syria, inspect destroyed buildings after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the Turkish-Syrian border. Thousands died and the area was devastated.
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AFP via Mohammed Al-Rifai/Getty Images Two men walk in front of a building heavily damaged by an earthquake in the Syrian town of Salmada on February 6, 2023. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on February 6. It felt as far away as Cyprus or Egypt.
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Ugur Yildirim/dpa via Getty Images People search for victims and survivors among the rubble of a building in Afrin, Syria, February 6, 2023. Two devastating earthquakes of magnitudes 7.8 and 7.5 struck the border region of Turkey and Syria early Monday morning, killing thousands. when they went to bed.
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Ugur Yildirim/dpa via Getty Images People search for victims and survivors among the rubble of a building in Afrin, Syria, February 6, 2023. Two devastating earthquakes of magnitudes 7.8 and 7.5 struck the Turkish-Syrian border region early Monday morning, killing thousands. when they went to bed.
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Ugur Yildirim/dpa via Getty Images A partially collapsed building stands among the rubble in Afrin, Syria, February 6, 2023. Two devastating earthquakes of magnitudes 7.8 and 7.5 struck the Turkish-Syrian border region early Monday morning, killing thousands while they were asleep.
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AFP via Getty Images Rescuers search for survivors under the rubble of a collapsed building in Aleppo, Syria, February 6, 2023.
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AFP via Ilyas Akengin/Getty Images Rescue workers and volunteers search for victims and survivors among the rubble of collapsed buildings after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the southeastern border with Syria on February 6, 2023 in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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Omar Jah Kadur/AFP via Getty Images Residents search for victims and survivors among the rubble of collapsed buildings following an earthquake in the village of Besnia, Idlib, Syria, on February 6, 2022.
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Omar Jah Kadur/AFP via Getty Images Victims and survivors live among the rubble of a collapsed building after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Salmada, Syria on February 6, 2023.
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Omar Haji Kadur/AFP via Getty Images Residents search for victims and survivors among the rubble of a collapsed building in the Syrian village of Besnia on February 6, 2022. The village is close to the Turkish-Syrian border and has a magnitude of 7.8 or higher.
Magnitude 7.5 – An earthquake has occurred.