Home Latest News The third earthquake to strike Turkey in the most recent year has killed 4000 people.

The third earthquake to strike Turkey in the most recent year has killed 4000 people.

The third earthquake to strike Turkey in the most recent year has killed 4000 people.

In the wake of the country's largest earthquake since 1939, and after a third earthquake shook the Kahramanmaras area, rescuers sought to prioritise their search.

Following two devastating earthquakes that have left more than 4,000 people dead and tens of thousands more injured in Turkey and Syria, a third earthquake hit Turkey early this morning.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported that the 5.8 magnitude earthquake was detected at a depth of 2 kilometres.

The death toll is certain to grow further as rescue attempts are hampered by the snowy, icy circumstances, experts warn as rescuers continued to search for survivors into the night in the cold and the dark.

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that occurred on Monday morning near the city of Gaziantep was felt more than 1,000 kilometres away in Cairo. It left a massive trail of destruction in Turkey and Syria, where many people were still trapped under the debris when a second 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck just hours later.

Authorities said that 2,921 people had died and more than 15,000 had been wounded throughout Turkey. The Damascus administration said that at least 1,293 people have died in Syria, although rescuers in the insurgent-controlled northwest say 450 deaths had been documented thus far.

The third earthquake to strike Turkey in the most recent year has killed 4000 people.

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