Türkiye earthquake: external situation report no.6: 20 March–2 April 2023

Overview

On 6 February 2023, two major earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.5 magnitude struck Kahramanmaraş province in Türkiye and these were followed by two additional earthquakes of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude on 20 February. Overall, 11 provinces were affected in south-east Türkiye. To date, there have been more than 17 000 aftershocks, impacting 11 provinces, of which 50 were earthquakes with a magnitude over 5.0. On 24 March, the President of Türkiye said that the earthquakes damaged nearly 307 000 buildings and 893 000 independent units throughout the region.