Powerful earthquake devastates Turkey, Syria

Name: Powerful earthquake devastates Turkey, Syria
Uploaded: 2023-02-06T14:40:14-05:00
Duration: 1 min 36 s
Description: Frantic search-and-rescue operations are underway in Turkey and Syria after a series of catastrophic earthquakes jolted the region. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck at 4:17 a.m. local time (8:17 p.m. EST Sunday) and was followed 11 minutes later by another strong, 6.7 magnitude aftershock, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Powerful earthquake devastates Turkey, Syria

Frantic search-and-rescue operations are underway in Turkey and Syria after a series of catastrophic earthquakes jolted the region. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck at 4:17 a.m. local time (8:17 p.m. EST Sunday) and was followed 11 minutes later by another strong, 6.7 magnitude aftershock, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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