7.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Turkey

The U.S. Geological Survey said that a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, on Feb. 6, destroying many buildings including a shopping mall, BBC reported. Turkish Interior Minister Suleymon Soylu said 10 cities were affected: Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Hatay, Osmaniye, Adiyaman, Malatya, Sanliurfa, Adana, Diyarbakir and Kilis.