WHY WAS THE EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY & SYRIA SO DEADLY ?

TWO EARTHQUAKE STRIKE TURKEY

A 7.8 magnitutude earthquake stuck turkey on monday hours after thecountry along with SYRIA faced its worst quake in a decade. the first earthquake originated from southeastern Turkey With a 7.9 Magnitude.

HUNDERED DEAD  at least 1300 people lost their lives across turkey & neighbouring SYRIA , as the quake triggered  large scale damaged & toppling building . the death toll is feared to rise. 

912 in death in turkey

OVER DEAD 300 SYRIA

THE DEATH TOLL IN GOVERMENT  HELD  AREAS  OF SYRIA CLIMBERED  TO 326 PEOPLE , WITH  SOME  1000 INJURIED ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH MINISTRY.

Why was so deadly ?

the epicentre was just 33 kms away from gazintep, whicjh is home o over  2 million people. it is around 50 kms away from the border of borthwest syria , where about  1.7 million  displaced people rised.