The Latest Breaking News from Earthquakes

Damages from Turkey quake estimated to surpass $20 billion

Damages from deadly earthquakes in Turkey last week will probably exceed $20 billion, the risk modelling company Verisk estimated on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2023

Experts Quash Fears of Greater Chance of China Quake After Turkey

A study on the correlation between seismic activity on the Eurasian continent and earthquakes in China sparked concerns after the disaster last week

Caixin Global · Feb 14, 2023

Earthquake death toll in Turkey climbs to 31,974 - AFAD

The death toll from powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey last week has risen to 31,974, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2023

Satellite images show mass graves being assembled for victims of earthquakes in Turkey

Death toll in last week’s devastating earthquakes and aftershocks crosses 36,000

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Turkey and Syria earthquake: Long-term funding is needed to support search-and-rescue after major disasters

The strong and disastrous earthquake that shook southern Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 drew attention to search-and-rescue (SAR) operations. The media’s attention raised familiar questions around SAR, including who conducts SAR, what formal and informal SAR teams are available, and how long trapped people are able to survive before…

The Conversation · Feb 13, 2023

Videos show Turkey's Erdogan boasted letting builders avoid earthquake codes

Videos have surfaced in Turkish media of the president in 2019 praising a policy that let builders off the hook for skirting safety codes that could have made buildings more quake resistant.

WEKU · Feb 13, 2023

Waiting into the night for a miracle rescue in Turkey’s Antakya

A week after earthquakes struck, Turkish rescue crews refuse to give up and find a teenage girl in the rubble.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2023

Is Turkey’s Istanbul ready for a major earthquake?

Scientists say the megalopolis of 16 million people should get ready now for the inevitability of a powerful quake.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2023

Faster and cheaper: Turkey's construction sector blamed for scale of earthquake devastation

Developers in Turkey’s construction sector are in the hot seat and dozens have been arrested following the earthquakes that caused the collapse of thousands of multi-storey buildings and individual houses on February 6, killing tens of thousands. FRANCE 24's Shona Bhattacharyya, Ludovic de Foucaud and Hussein Asad report from Osmaniye,…

France 24 · Feb 13, 2023

Son recounts horror of watching mother die in Turkey rubble as they waited for help that never came

Anger grows at ‘slow’ response from rescuers, as some claim disparities based on politics and religion

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023