At 8:04 p.m. (17:04 gmt) on Monday, the city of Defne in the Hatay province was struck by an earthquake that was felt powerfully in Antakya, the provincial seat, and Adana province, 200 kilometers (300 miles) to the north. Three minutes later, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck. The death toll in Turkey was increased to... 

Strong earthquakes that cause thousands of structures to collapse in both nations result in 1,541 confirmed deaths in Turkey and another 810 reported in Syria, according to Turkish officials. Early on Monday, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in southeast Turkey was followed by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake and multiple aftershocks. According to the most recent statistics made public by the nation’s authorities,...