M 7.8 earthquake – Pazarcik earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence
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Local time: Feb 6, 2023 · 04:17 (UTC+3)
MajorShallow · 10 kmPAGER red
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- Magnitude
- 7.8moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 37.226, 37.01438 km from Gaziantep
- Energy released
- 7.6 megatons of TNTabout 504 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 3,182"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 9.5max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 493M2.5+ within 218 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 2,910USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest within 300 km on record
No earthquake this strong has been recorded this close since our catalog begins in 1900.
How strong was it?
Major earthquake. It released 7.6 megatons of TNT, 15,849 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
493 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 218 km in the 60 days after.
- 5.7 39 km WNW of Gaziantep, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
- 6.7 44 km S of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
- 5.6 Turkey-Syria border region Feb 6, 2023
- 4.7 22 km NNE of Kırıkhan, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
- 4.6 10 km SW of Sincik, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
- 4.9 9 km WSW of Çelikhan, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
- 4.8 25 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
- 4.5 32 km NW of ‘Afrīn, Syria Feb 6, 2023
- 4.7 13 km W of Pazarcık, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
- 4.4 3 km W of Serinyol, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Turkey.
- 7.5 Elbistan earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence Feb 6, 2023
- 6.8 13 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey Dec 4, 1905
- 6.7 44 km S of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
- 6.7 26 km SE of Baskil, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 6.4 44 km WNW of Ţarţūs, Syria Sep 29, 1918
- 6.3 10 km NNE of Samandağ, Turkey Feb 20, 2023
- 6.3 12 km S of Adana, Turkey Jun 27, 1998
- 6.1 28 km NNE of Gölbaşı, Turkey May 5, 1986
In the week before
Earthquakes within 218 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.