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My building is collapsed. I've lost everything that I worked so hard for. I could only be grateful that me and my wife are alive.
Edit: I can't personally thank all of you guys, but I'm very grateful for sharing with you.
so far there have been 4 earthquake/aftershocks since last night that surpass 6.0
wow
edit: 2 earthquakes in the 7's and 3 aftershocks in the 6's
Admittedly Idk the difference between an actual Earthquake and an aftershock >

4 separate ones over 6.0 as aftershocks? Oh goodness no.
Be well everyone in Turkey >

The second 7.5 quake was not an aftershock. >

Legit question- how can someone differentiate between a large aftershock and a completely different earthquake? >

Where it originates I believe. The 7.7 and 7.5 came from two separate faults >

Also,  it's called a preshock or foreshock if a larger one follows in the same area.  The bigger one becomes the main quake. >

Yeah I lived through a large earthquake in Indonesia and learned a lot about earthquakes in the aftermath. The truly scary part is not knowing if youve already felt the main quake or it it's still to come. 
Also from my small experience all earthquakes start the same and build so every aftershock brings just as much fear because you have no idea when it's going to stop or keep building. >

Been watching the aftershock sequence on the 7.8 move rapidly northeast. It is acting like a zipper, areas 200 km away began to move, then this big quake. Wow. >

where are you able to view data like this? >

That is almost as horrific a read as your username. Thanks for posting. >

I felt it in Ankara. Crazy what's happening right now >

Felt it in Van. 1000 km away from Ankara. >

Felt it in Limassol, Cyprus >

Reportedly a building collapsed in Beirut >

Beirut felt it, but there's no collapsed building. >

Well thats nice at least, Beirut is still recovering from the explosion in 2020 as far as I know. >

It is, sadly not recovering as much as it could with less broken politics. >

Yep the political situation there was broken long before the explosion sadly. The incident wouldn't have happened at all if the government had been competent and not kept a warehouse of highly explosive material at the port for years. I really feel for the Lebanese they can't seem to get a win >

Another one 7.6mw? Wtf?
Edit: Unfortunately thousands of buildings have collapsed, ten thousands are trapped under rubble and its around 1-2 celcius (34-35F) tonight. Professional help didnt reach yet to most of the effected areas and people are reporting survivors are crying for help under the wrecked buildings. Hypothermia is a huge risk to those trapped in debris. What a tragedy. >

My family told me they're expecting another one. People are being picked up by truck like vehicles to be in safety.  And that's in innermost anatolia which is not very near the epicentre. >

you gotta be joking, in the middle of the anatoilan plateau as well !! >

Can you explain the significance of the Anatolian plateau? I'm not very geographically inclined. >

I think they misspoke, probably referring to the Anatolian plate. The area where the main earthquake occurred is centered around a massive fault line between that plate and the Arabian plate.
As for the "in the middle of the plate" thing, I'm not sure - I've only seen news about the initial quake, but I also haven't looked around much either. I'd guess it's a result of aftershocks, but I don't know. >

I think their point was that it's surprising (in a bad way of course) that the earthquake is reaching that far into the plate, since most earthquakes activity occurs at the fault lines. Thank you for your explanation. >

I have a good friend who lives in Side, on the south coast, and he said he felt them even that far away. Apparently it also damaged the Roman ruins that the town is known for which fucking sucks, as I've seen them a few times and they're breathtaking. >

That's rough. Hoping for the best for all the victims. This is seriously terrifying. Hoping international aid is available asap. >

Same. A lot of countries have already said they'll give whatever is needed ASAP. Even Sweden and Finland. >

Greece too. Immediate aftermath of natural phenomena like earthquakes are one of the rare times that political tensions are largely set aside. >

A friend of mine who's Turkish and lives in the US told me she is on a Turkish message board and lots of people are posting their locations while trapped underneath buildings. So horrible. >

My girlfriend's relatives are literally under rubble now and apparently the emergency response teams were so busy putting out fires and doing other things they didn't even start looking at the collapsed apartment building. Nobody has been able to get in touch with them, or anyone else who lives in that building either. It's heart-wrenching I can't even imagine how she feels. A lot of crying today. One of the relatives is a five year old girl. Was supposed to meet them for the first time a few days ago but got sick and didn't get the chance. >

Thanks for the support guys. My girlfriend is gathered with her family in Ankara right now and they've been together all day trying to reach someone or get information. Lots of crying, arguing and praying. The missing family are in Hatay and a couple of the male relatives drove down there from Ankara this morning to try to find them. No updates as of yet but I think everyone is prepared for the worst news. I feel so bad for all the people affected by this earthquake; until now every time I heard of a natural disaster it was very abstract for me (being from the UK), but damn the pain is indescribable when it's people you know. 
Will post updates. 
PS if anybody has any info the building is in Hatay and is called Rönasans Rezidans-Antakya >

Hi, might think I am bulshitting but I am not. I live next to rönesans rezidans antakya. I saw it collapse myself. We tried to lift the debris but we couldn't, a women said that her daughter died and that she wanted help, under the debris. Last night a soldier came by and said that about 50 people were trapped in its garage and that they were going to lift it today. I left Antakta by now, but it was 9 hours into the day and no one came to lift it. I still have friends in Antakya, will keep you updated if I hear anything about it. >

Thank you so much I will pass this info to my gf >

Apparently right now rescue teams are at place. I heard that a baby has been rescued and they are looking for a relative. If one of your gfs missing relatives is a baby I can send you the number but I doubt they know English. >

Hey thanks for the update. Not missing a baby but a 5 year old girl, a 34 year old woman and elderly man and woman. Please give me the number anyway and I will pass it to her and she can ask them in Turkish. Thanks so much 🙏 >

As a Turkish citizen who lost his house in 2020 İzmir earthquake, this fills me with inexplicable sadness. The worst combination happened. Cold and snowing, middle of the night and hundreds of aftershocks. And now another earthquake with same magnitude. This is some hollywood doomsday movie shit. >

I'm  so sorry to be seeing this. I hope you are safe. Help is coming. >

I am currently working offshore, just outside of Egypt. My family lives in İzmir and all my loved ones are safe... for now at least. I am afraid two consecutive earthquakes of this magnitude may trigger the other fault lines beneath Türkiye, especially Marmara fault line which would most definitely eradicate İstanbul. >

To put this in perspective for those who dont know, Istanbul has 15.6 million people. >

And that's a very conservative number. In reality it is a lot closer to 20 million.