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Turkey, Syria Quake: What to Know About ‘Seismically Active’ Area Where It Happened

Search and rescue efforts continue around the wreckage in Diyarbakir on Feb. 7. — Search and rescue efforts continue around the wreckage in Diyarbakir on Feb. 7.
Photographer: Aydin Arik/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (MADDIE BURAKOFF)

February 6, 2023, 4:02 PM UTCUpdated onFebruary 7, 2023, 4:00 AM UTC

NEW YORK (AP) — A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake followed by another strong quake devastated wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, killing thousands of people.

Here's what to know: