The Latest Breaking News from Earthquakes

Cyprus probes washed up dead whales, earthquake link possible

A number of whales have washed up dead on the northern shores of Cyprus, authorities said on Friday, possibly affected by the massive earthquakes in neighbouring Turkey and Syria this week.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2023

Fire extinguished at Turkey's Iskenderun port

A fire at Turkey's Iskenderun port has been extinguished and maritime operations have resumed in the region, Turkey's maritime authority said on Friday, four days after the blaze broke out after following earthquakes that struck the country.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2023

Why have so many earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria?

Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey are common, but the magnitude 7.8 that shook the region on 6 February at 4:17am local time is clearly impressive. To find earthquakes this strong on this particular fault, we would have to go back to the year 1114.

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2023

Perthshire people rally to get aid to Turkish earthquake zone

Deliveries of aid for the many thousands made homeless by the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6 has begun leaving Perth where locals are doing what they can to assist the effort.

Daily Record · Feb 10, 2023

Turkey-Syria earthquakes day five: What do we know so far?

Hope of finding survivors is dwindling as the death toll tops 21,500 in Turkey and Syria.

Al Jazeera · Feb 10, 2023

Live: Rescue efforts continue in Turkey as earthquake death toll surpasses 20,000

Watch live as crews work tirelessly to reach victims buried underneath the rubble in Adiyaman after Turkey was devastated by powerful earthquakes.

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

At Least 21, 051 Killed In Deadly Turkey-Syria Earthquakes

The death toll in the deadly Turkkey-Syri earthquakes has climbed to at least 21,051 CNN reported citing authorities on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 10, 2023

Sunderland dad loses family members in catastrophic Turkey earthquakes as he desperately tries to help

Kasif Demir, 50, is now hoping to raise funds in order to help with relief efforts

Chronicle Live · Feb 10, 2023

The world's deadliest earthquakes in the past 25 years, at a glance

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and war-torn Syria on Monday has killed more than 20,000 people. Here are some of the world's deadliest earthquakes in the past quarter-century.

WEKU · Feb 9, 2023

Blinken, Turkish counterpart discussed U.S. assistance after earthquakes

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday, their second call in four days, to discuss how the United States can assist Turkey and Syria following devastating earthquakes this week, the State Department said.

Reuters · Feb 9, 2023