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A major 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Turkey on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, levelling buildings across several cities and causing damage in neighbouring Syria. The quake struck at 04:17 am local time (0117 GMT) at a depth of about 17.9 kilometres (11 miles), the US agency said, with a 6.7-magnitude aftershock striking 15 minutes later. IMAGES
Acapulco, Sep 7 (EFE).- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake with an epicenter very close to the Acapulco resort shook central and southern Mexico on Tuesday, with no casualties reported as of publication time. (EFE) (Images: SALOMON KAUFMAN).B-ROLL OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE EARTH QUAKE IN ACAPULCO, MEXICO.SOUND BITES: MEMBER OF THE MEXICAN CIVIL PROTECTION (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: I’d like to ask you all here to remain calm and I’d like to ask for your invaluable cooperation. Also, we’d like ask you not to have any cigarette or anything that could cause fire. If anyone feels unwell, please let the officers know. We do have all kinds of medical aids. I’d like to ask for your invaluable cooperation.
Signs shaking and people spilling into the streets from homes and hotels in Mexico City as a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico near the Pacific coast IMAGES
Southern California was hit by its largest earthquake in two decades Friday, a 7.1-magnitude tremor that rattled residents who were already reeling from another strong quake a day earlier. IMAGES from inside a store after the earthquake
Devastation and ruin lay over the Mexican capital after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico, toppling dozens of buildings and leaving millions without power on Tuesday. Hundreds of regular citizens joined emergency services and members of the military in searching for survivors still trapped under the debris of collapsed buildings.
Images show emergency responders and vehicles in Antakya immediately after a new, 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday evening. The quake hit the town of Defne at 20:04pm local time (17:04 GMT) and was strongly felt by AFP teams in Antakya and Adana, 200 kilometres (300 miles) to the north. IMAGES