Two Massive Earthquakes Rock Turkey And Syria As Death Toll Now Exceeds 2,300

Tremors from the first deadly quake - which lasted about a minute - were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus, Egypt and Lebanon, and a tsunami warning was briefly issued by authorities in Italy along the country's coast. The second quake struck about 60 miles from the epicentre of the first, less than 12 hours later

   

Daily Mail: SECOND mega earthquake hits Turkey, hours after record 7.8-magnitude tremor: Thousands feared dead as Turkey and Syria reel from overnight destruction that saw families crushed in their sleep 

* The second quake hit at 1:24 pm (1024 GMT), 60 miles north of first epicentre 

* First quake struck early hours on Monday as people were asleep in their homes 

* WARNING: Contains distressing images 

Thousands are feared dead after Turkey was hit by a second massive earthquake, just hours after an earlier catastrophic quake killed more than 1,900 people and plunged the region into an unfolding humanitarian crisis. 

The initial 7.8-magnitude night-time tremor, followed hours later by a slightly smaller one, wiped out entire sections of major Turkish cities in a region filled with millions of people who have fled the civil war in Syria and other conflicts. 

The later 7.5 magnitude quake struck at 1.24pm (1024 GMT) two-and-a-half miles southeast of the town of Ekinozu and around 60 miles north of the first quake that has wrought devastation across Turkey and Syria. 

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WNU Editor: USGS warns death toll could hit 10,000 .... Widespread Devastation: Powerful Quakes Hit Turkey, Thousands Dead; USGS Warns Death Toll Could Hit 10,000 (Zero Hedge). 

Two Massive Earthquakes Rock Turkey And Syria As Death Toll Now Exceeds 2,300  

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