A very strong Magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck southern Turkey at a shallow depth of only 24.1km. Shaking from the quake is described as "violent" and serious damage, injuries, and deaths are expected.
The quake took place at 8:17 PM eastern US time, which is 01:17 UTC; the middle of the night in Turkey.
Power outages are reported. Roads are also reported cut off. Bridges are reported to have either fallen, or are so skewed they cannot be used.
The scalable map below shows the area. Users can zoom-in to see VERY nearby communities near the epicenter. Reports are now saying entire private homes have collapsed.
UPDATE 8:39 PM EST --
The US Geological Survey is now saying that "Severe" shaking is reported all the way south into Aleppo, Syria and slightly beyond! The map below shows the "shake reporting:"
UPDATE 8:47 PM EST --
There has now been a Magnitude 6.7 after-shock at relatively the same location.
The city of Gaziantep, which is pretty close to the epicenter, has a population of over two million.
Reports now coming in claiming the quake was felt into Lebanon and into much of Israel. It was felt in the Sharon region in Israel at a magnitude of 4.7, with people shaken out of their beds!
VIDEO COMING IN 9:07 PM EST --
I think this one is going to be really bad . . . video coming in now, showing collapsed buildings:
From Beirut, Lebanon . . .
Shaking from the Turkey earthquake was so powerful, it knocked stock off store shelves in Beirut, Lebanon, almost 1,000 miles away!
This from inside Turkey - location not yet known, entire apartment building down to rubble:
Multiple apartment buildings have collapsed after a powerful earthquake in southern Turkey
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