A magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Feb. 6, 2023, and a second powerful tremor hours later, destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of buildings in 11 southern and southeastern provinces, leaving more than 53,000 people dead. Another 6,000 people were killed in the northern parts of neighboring Syria.

A moderate earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck the northwestern region of Turkey on Wednesday, shaking Istanbul and surrounding provinces. The earthquake triggered widespread panic across the city of over 16 million residents.

A powerful earthquake struck Turkey’s largest metropolis and financial hub, Istanbul, triggering panic and injuring more than 200 people in the city of over 15 million.