Report on Turkey-Syria Earthquakes
Basic Information
Occurrence Date:
Magnitude:
Epicenter:

06 February 2023
7.8
Nurdağı, Gaziantep Province, Turkey

TurkeyImpacts
Est. No. of People Killed
Est. No. of People Injured
Est. No. of People HomelessEst. Economic Damage

50,090115,000
1.5 million
USD100 billion

Source: (USGS, 2023)
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz/impact
Figure 1. Epicenter map of the Turkey-Syria Earthquakes
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/06/world/turkey-syria-earthquake-epicenter-maps-dg/index.html

GLIDE Number: EQ-2023-000015-TUR
https://glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/details.jsp?glide=22790&record=34&last=7772

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GLIDE Number: EQ-2023-000015-SYR
https://glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/details.jsp?glide=22791

Syria
7,250
14,5005.3 million
USD 5.1 billion

Background• Turkey joined ADRC in 2018 with AFAD (Disaster and Emergency
Management Presidency under the Ministry of Interior,https://en.afad.gov.tr/) as counterpart• On 6 February 2023, ADRC (on behalf of AFAD) made an
emergency observation request at Sentinel Asia (https://sentinelasia.org/index.html)• On the same day, Sentinel Asia activated the request, andemergency observation satellite images were made available
online: https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/2023/article20230206TR.html• ADRC issued a GLIDE number for the earthquakes in Turkey(EQ-2023-000015-TUR) as well as for the earthquakes in Syria(EQ-2023-000015-SYR) so that all information of this event areintegrated• On 11 March 2023, preliminary data on the impacts werepresented at the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction(ACDR2022) – an annual event organized by ADRC – in Sendai,Japan©Google MapFigure 2. Turkey Earthquakes, 6 February 2023 (Sentinel Asia, 2023)
https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/2023/article20230206TR.html

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Tectonic Summary• The preliminary location of the earthquake
places it within the vicinity of a triple-junction
between the Anatolia, Arabia, and Africa plates.
• The mechanism and location of the earthquake
are consistent with the earthquake having
occurred on either the East Anatolia fault zoneor the Dead Sea transform fault zone.
• The East Anatolia fault accommodates thewestward extrusion of Turkey into the AegeanSea, while the Dead Sea Transform
accommodates the northward motion of theArabia peninsula relative to the Africa andEurasia plates.

Source: USGS, 2023
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/storymap/index-turkey2023.html

Source: USGS, 2023
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz/executive

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Emergency Observation Satellite Imageries
Satellite imageries of the 2023
Earthquakes in Turkey can be viewed
and downloaded on the SentinelAsia website.
* 71 products (analyzed map) and107 satellite images are provided by

Sentinel Asia members (as of 6 April2023)

satellite images

https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/2023/article20230206TR.html
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Utilization of satellite imageries for disaster response
MBRSC

Chiba University

products (analyzed map)
https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/2023/article20230206TR.html
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Initial Assessment• The earthquake occurred close
to the border of Turkey andSyria• In Turkey, it was initiallyassessed that 10 out of 81
provinces were affected bythe earthquakes

Source: DG-ECHO https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/where/europe/turkiye_en

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Disaster Response in Turkey
Disaster Damages⚫ 11,020 after shocks.
⚫ Death 45,089 Injury 108,368⚫ 1.9 million people have been evacuated⚫ Disaster shelters 358,037 tent cities 332points⚫ Container city installation 10 provinces, 162 points
Source: Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) Press Briefing No.36
https://en.afad.gov.tr/press-bulletin-36-about-the-earthquake-in-kahramanmaras

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International Humanitarian Assistance⚫ Quick request for International
Humanitarian Assistance from AFAD toUNDAC for USAR (1 hour after of the firstearthquake)⚫ Quick coordination with internationalcommunity⚫ 16 February 2023 Flash Appeal

https://reliefweb.int/report/turkiye/

https://en.afad.gov.tr/
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Situation Report as of 23 March 2023
• There are 11 earthquakeaffected provinces inTurkey• The total population of
the 11 earthquakeaffected provinces is
14,013,496 (which is
16.4% of the national
population of 85,279,553people)• Situation Report of theTurkey 2023 Earthquake isavailable online:
https://reliefweb.int/report/turkiye/turkiye-2023-earthquakessituation-report-no-11-23-march2023-entr

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Initial Disaster Response Fund
After the earthquake, an initialfund of 87 billion Turkish Lira(TRY) was earmarked from theemergency appropriation torespond to emergency
expenditures of publicagencies including particularly,AFAD, MoEUCC, and MoAF.
It is appropriated under Law
No.2935 on State of Emergency
Source: Strategy and Budget Office (SBO) of theTurkish Presidency

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10Preliminary Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA)
The Government of Turkey collaborated with the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, and the EuropeanUnion (EU) in preparing a preliminary PDNA for a donor conference
for the people of Türkiye and Syria on 20 March 2023.
PDNA covered the following sectors:• Social sectors (i.e., housing, education, culture, and health)• Infrastructure sectors (i.e., water & sanitation services, energy,transportation, and communication)• Economic sectors (i.e., agriculture, mining, manufacturing, andtourism)• Cross-cutting sectors (i.e., employment & social protection, andenvironment)
The document, “Turkiye Earthquakes Recovery and ReconstructionAssessment” is available online:
https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TurkiyeRecovery-and-Reconstruction-Assessment.pdf
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Estimated Total Funding Needs based on the PDNA

https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Turkiye-Recovery-and-Reconstruction-Assessment.pdf
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Frequently
Asked
Questionsabout the 2023
Earthquakes inTurkey
USGS compiled the following FAQs toprovide quick basic answers to manyquestions about the earthquakes, andcan be accessed online:
https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquakehazards/science/frequently-asked-questions-about2023-earthquakes-turkiye
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