A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck southern Turkey early on Monday.

Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said that Monday’s quake struck at 4.17 a.m. (0117GMT) and was centred in Pazarcik district.

The quake occurred at a depth of 7 kilometres (4.3 miles).

The earthquake was also felt in other southeastern provinces including Diyarbakir and Gaziantep and neighbouring countries including Lebanon and Syria.
Though there has been no word on any casualties, several videos posted on social media platforms showed the earthquake damaged buildings in several cities in the southeast of the country.

“Damaging M7.8 EQ hit southern Turkey near the Syrian border ~4am local time. PAGER is red for this event; extensive damage is probable. Our hearts go out to those affected.” tweeted USGS Earthquakes.