This article provides a list of aftershocks of intensity VI (Strong) or higher of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes. The area has experienced more than 40 such aftershocks.
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Mainshock
+ Date Time (UTC) M MMI Depth ISC event 01:17 7.8 XII
Aftershocks
Date Time (UTC) M MMI Depth ISC event 01:26 5.7 VIII 01:28 6.7 VIII 01:36 5.6 VII 02:03 5.3 VI 04:18 5.0 VI 10:24 7.7 X 10:26 6.0 VII 10:35 5.8 VII 10:51 5.7 VII 12:02 6.0 VIII 13:07 5.0 VII 13:39 5.3 VII 13:44 5.0 VI 15:33 5.4 VII 16:43 5.0 VI 18:03 5.2 VI 03:13 5.5 VII 07:11 5.4 VI 10:185.3 VI11:115.4 VI14:205.1 VI17:046.3 IX17:075.5 VI10:275.2 VII09:045.2 VII05:445.5 VI17:485.2 VI
Notable aftershocks The magnitude 7.5 aftershock on 6 February destroyed over 2,000 buildings in Elbistan and 335 others in Afşin. Some adobe houses also collapsed in Sivas Province, and an apartment building in Elazığ collapsed. It also caused further panic as far as Ordu Province. Some buildings also received minor damage in Damascus, Syria. In Bnei Brak, Israel, the earthquake also caused minor damage to Champion Motors Tower. The magnitude 6.3 aftershock on 20 February left eight people dead, and 562 injured. Some buildings collapsed in Samandağ and Antakya, Turkey. Five people died from panic-related causes, and several buildings were destroyed in Aleppo and Tartus, Syria. In Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, rockfalls occurred. The magnitude 5.2 aftershock on 27 February caused about 30 buildings to collapse. Two people died, and 140 others were injured. The magnitude 5.5 aftershock on 25 July caused 63 injuries in Adana and Osmaniye Provinces. One house was destroyed and 18 others were damaged in Kozan and another was damaged by rockfalls in Sumbas. The magnitude 5.3 aftershock on 10 August caused 23 injuries; one in Adıyaman and the rest in Malatya. One building collapsed, and two others were heavily damaged.
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