Number of damaged buildings after Kahramanmaras earthquakes in Turkey 2023, by city
On February 6, 2023, Turkey was hit by two major earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6. Apart from the many collapsed buildings, thousands of dwellings have been damaged and become unusable in eleven cities in the affected region. After the preliminary damage assessments of nearly 482 thousand buildings, the initial findings revealed that almost 62 thousand buildings were majorly damaged, while 14 thousand had moderate damage. According to the preliminary report of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of Turkey, it was not possible to assess the damage to nearly 78 thousand dwellings.
