13—year—old rola was at home injindires, north—west syria, when it happened. this happened at a depth of around 15 to 20 kilometres. what this means is it's shallow enough that those first waves are really powerful, and if they reach the surface quickly, they still have a lot of energy and they can cause a huge amount of damage. in iskenderun, southern turkey, dilek was still trapped under the rubble. herfriend hasan could hear she was alive.