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More than 3,400 people have been reported dead after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, with a number of towns and cities in the south of the country affected

The tremor, measuring 7.5 magnitude was picked up about four kilometres outside Ekinozu

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria

The quakes across the bordering Middle Eastern countries have left over 1,300 people dead, reducing buildings to dust and rubble.

Travellers are being urged to avoid the Southeast region of Turkey and to follow the advice of the local authorities

From China, to Iran to Haiti and Japan, there have been a number of terrible earthquakes in reecnt years

Turkey and Syria hit by magnitude 7.8 quake, the most deadly in Turkey since an earthquake in 1999 that killed 17,500.

Dozens of governments and international organisations have responded with offers of support after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria.

President Vladimir Putin offered Russian assistance on Monday to Syria and Turkey after a major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 killed more than 500 people and injured thousands in the two countries.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria early on Monday, killing more than 4,000 people as they slept, leveling buildings and sending tremors that were felt as far away as Greenland. Hours later, a second earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck the same region. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for the latest…

Some of the world's most deadly earthquakes in the past two decades are listed below, after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday and killed hundreds of people.