we start this hour with breaking news. reports are coming in of a strong earthquake that has hit turkey near the border with syria. the epicentre was in gaziantep and the tremor has been felt across the region. the united states geological survey said it was of 7.8 magnitude and at a depth of 10 kilometres, considered to be shallow. gaziantep has a local population of around two million people and is also hosting almost 500,000 syrian refugees. azadeh moshiri is our reporter. what can you tell us? this is what we know so far. the quaker s epicentre was in gaziantep, the southern part of turkey with a population of 2 million people. it is an industrial hub is lots of buildings chair. it s on the border of syria, so that s why it hosts about half a million syrian refugees will stop so it is an industrial hub, hosting many refugees, and the epicentre of this earthquake right now. when you look at the buildings, it is clear in the area that the damage is fairly significant. we ha
turkey now because it has spread to countries like lebanon and of course area. figs lebanon and of course area. as ou lebanon and of course area. as you mentioned, it has spread through a huge area. we can speak to a journalist who was by his window when the earthquake hit in beirut. tell us what you earthquake hit in beirut. tell us what you felt. earthquake hit in beirut. tell us what you felt. hello, sorry, there was a glitch. i was, crap, is there that i m? yes, sorry. i was writing something and suddenly the entire building started shaking. i didn t know what to feel. a lot of us here in beirut, ourfirst instinct was it was another blast. i was standing next to the windows i was scared that they might shatter. they might shatter. how long did it no they might shatter. how long did it go on they might shatter. how long did it go on for? they might shatter. how long did it go on for? it they might shatter. how long did it go on for? it went - they might shatter. how long