DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT

Scope and Scale

On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 am, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. A second earthquake of 7.5 magnitude followed at 13:24. As a result, many buildings collapsed amidst already vulnerable living situations and very harsh weather conditions. As of 21 February 2023, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported that 1,414 people lost their lives, 2,357 people were injured, and more than six million people are affected in Syria, including more than 300,000 displaced people. Major infrastructure damage has been witnessed with 276 destroyed buildings and more than 300 partially damaged, in addition to the complete destruction of 248 schools.