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Detailed explanation-1: -Later in the day, an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude centred in Kahramanmaras’s Elbistan district jolted the region. The earthquake was also felt in several neighbouring countries, including Lebanon and Syria. The third earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Goksun, Turkey.

Detailed explanation-2: -Turkey was struck by another major earthquake in January 2020 - a magnitude 6.7 that caused significant damage in the eastern part of the country. In 1999, a 7.4 magnitude quake struck near Istanbul and killed an estimated 18, 000 people.

Detailed explanation-3: -An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale jolted the Tanimbar region in Indonesia on Tuesday, according to European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC). The earthquake was at a depth of 95 kilometres below the earth’s surface, said EMCS.

Detailed explanation-4: -The initial earthquake struck the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, roughly 150 miles away from the Turkey-Syria border, at 4:17 a.m. local time at a depth of about 11 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Detailed explanation-5: -BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook northern Argentina on Friday but there were no immediate reports of damages. The quake struck at 8:09 p.m. local time with its epicenter about 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of the town of Campo Gallo in Santiago del Estero province.