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I distinctly remember my middle-school Earth science teacher telling us about that, in the right conditions you can see the actual shockwave rollin up on you
Since the link goes to an alert with no article behind it currently, here are a few news articles for your convenience:

Reuters: Turkey earthquake of magnitude 7.9 shakes central region, Syria
AP: Powerful 7.8 quake knocks down buildings in Turkey, Syria
Hürriyet Daily News: 7.4 magnitude quake knocks down buildings in southern Türkiye
BBC: Strong earthquake hits south-eastern Turkey near Syria border
Times of Israel: Strong quake knocks down buildings in Turkey and Syria; shaking felt across Israel >

lasted 40 seconds.  An eternity in earthquake terms >

I have a friend who was in the Northridge quake.  He actually saw the ground roll towards him, knocked him on his ass. >

I saw this happen in the Loma Prietta quake. I was playing flag football when it hit, and I watched the whole field just roll up towards me, wave after wave. It was surreal.