WATCH: Turkey gripped by death and destruction as temblors rock it one after another

Istanbul: While Turkey was in shock after a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the Syrian border, killing over 1300 people, a second quake of 7.5-magnitude struck southeast Turkey Monday afternoon. The US Geological Survey said that a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit at 1:24 pm (1024 GMT) four kilometres (2.5 miles) south-southeast of the town of Ekinozu. According to a report by Syria’s SANA news agency, tremors were felt in Damascus, Latakia and other Syrian provinces. The death toll in the Turkey earthquake is expected to rise. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said quake death toll to 912, bringing overall death toll in Turkey, Syria to more than 1,300. Erdogan said that the number of building that collapsed is 2,818. Biggest earthquake in history Talking to pro-government radio, head of Syria’s National Earthquake Centre, Raed Ahmed, said that this was “the biggest earthquake recorded in the history of the centre”. Turkey earthquake viral videos Heart wrenching videos from calamity-hit Turkey show rescue workers and residents in multiple cities searching for survivors, working through tangles of metal and concrete. Visuals from a collapsed hospital in Turkey show patients, including newborns, being evacuated from facilities in Syria. Rescuers could be seen digging through rubble across city centres and residential neighbourhoods of almost all the big cities running along the border with Syria. Warning: Scenes of devastation, viewer discretion advised

Absolutely horrific scenes out of city of Iskenderun #Turkey, vast devastation and destruction from magnitude 7.8 earthquake. People feared to be under rubble. Death toll already above 200… pic.twitter.com/7Fo6yIyut6

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) February 6, 2023

My sympathies to the people of Turkey who suffered in the horrible earthquake. It is a devastating tragedy. pic.twitter.com/Dn7ErruNfx

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) February 6, 2023

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🎥1 Scary footage of how the #earthquake struck #Turkey last night.

🎥2 A 6-story building in Urfa, Turkey falls over after earthquake

As per estimate over 1700 buildings have been destroyed with over 800 deaths

PM Modi extends condolences and offers help to all effected pic.twitter.com/B9CSpvRh2J

— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) February 6, 2023

The impact of the massive #earthquake in the streets of Gaziantep, southern Turkey.

Update- 1006 Killed & 5590 injured.#deprem #Idlib #Syria #DEPREMOLDU #TurkeyEarthquake #Turkey pic.twitter.com/n4ejuCz28l

— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) February 6, 2023

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More than 600 people were killed and thousands injured, after a major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, collapsing buildings and triggering searches for survivors in the rubble https://t.co/RijEGQ1vti pic.twitter.com/Swc7wFj3V0

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 6, 2023

Buildings collapse as people try to escape…#earthquake #Turkey #Syria #earthquakes #TurkeyEarthquake #Turkiye pic.twitter.com/aFGrHPMe2R

— Jyot Jeet (@activistjyot) February 6, 2023

In 1999, the Turkish region of Duzce suffered a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in which more than 17,000 people died — including about 1,000 in Istanbul. The last 7.8-magnitude quake jolted Turkey in 1939, when 33,000 died in the eastern Erzincan province. Turkey calls on international community to help A level 4 alert was declared in Turkey as country reaches out to the international community to rush aid. The ‘level 4’ alarm includes an international call for assistance. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) called upon the international community to mobilise urgent relief and assistance after the earthquake left a trail of death and devastation. AFAD said in a statement that it needed international help “in the field of urban search and rescue." Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.