• The first quake occurred shortly after 04 local time, or 02 Swedish time, with a magnitude measured at 7.8.


  • The quake marks the strongest earthquake in Turkey's history so far.

    In 1939, an earthquake of the same magnitude occurred in the city of Erzincan.

    That time around 33,000 people died.


  • The epicenter of the quake was 26 kilometers outside the city of Nurdagi or 33 kilometers outside the provincial capital of Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey.


  • Several aftershocks followed during the day.

    The strongest so far had a magnitude of 7.5.


  • A large number of people have died in both Turkey and Syria.

    The death toll is rising continuously – around 3pm on Monday, the combined death toll was over 2,300.


  • Thousands of buildings have collapsed or been damaged across an area stretching from the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Hama to Diyarbakir in Turkey, more than 33 miles to the northeast.


  • The quake was felt in several surrounding countries, including Egypt, Lebanon and Romania.


  • There is no information about injured or dead Swedes in Turkey or nearby areas, the Foreign Ministry says.