Turkey has not seen an earthquake of this magnitude since 1939, when a magnitude 7.8 quake hit the city of Erzincan in the country's east, killing 32,700 people.

The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria were much larger, at magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.5. The countries lie near the intersection of several tectonic plates, according to a map by the American Museum of ...

Map of Turkey shows where massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck At least 20 aftershocks follows, with two major earthquakes – one measuring at least 7.5 magnitude – striking central Turkey ...

Map of Turkey shows areas affected by huge earthquakes as death toll tops 8,700. Turkish authorities say some 13.5 million people have been affected in an area spanning 280 miles ...

Powerful earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria last week had resulted in more than 41,000 deaths as of Tuesday. It is among most devastating and deadliest disasters seen in recent history.

The earthquakes that struck on Feb. 6 left more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria dead. More than 6,000 died in Adiyaman alone, where more than 1,200 buildings collapsed and thousands more ...

A map provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the location of an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 that struck off the southern coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara ...