On Feb 6, 2023, a 7·8 magnitude earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria. This was followed by numerous aftershocks and a second earthquake of 7·6 magnitude.1 These earthquakes were the deadliest to hit Türkiye since 1999, when a similar magnitude tremor devastated the densely populated eastern Marmara Sea region near Istanbul, killing thousands of people. The earthquakes on Feb 6 occurred in the southeastern region of Türkiye and, according to the country's disaster and emergency management authority, as of Feb 12 has killed more than 33 000 people and injured thousands more in both Türkiye a...