NEW: The USGS said a magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck Turkey, with reports of buildings razed in the country and also across the border in Syria
There were no immediate reports of casualties following the quake, which struck some 20 miles from Gaziantep, a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province near the border with Syria. Several powerful aftershocks were felt in southern and central Turkey.
A screenshot of a tweet from the Metropolitan Municipality of Şanlıurfa showing the earthquake damage in the southeastern Turkish city. It says the city is in a "state of mobilization with all our operators, outreach teams, staff and volunteers. " Photo: Metropolitan Municipality of Şanlıurfa/Twitterthat the effects were "felt in many parts of our country" and search and rescue teams had been immediately dispatched to areas affected by the earthquake.
Syrian state media reported that several buildings had collapsed in the cities of Aleppo and the Hama, while tremors were reported in Lebanon.
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