Strong earthquakes hit Turkey, with two 7.8-magnitude ones at 01:17 (UTC) and 10:24, on February 6, 2023.
Cloud Top Brightness Temperature monitored by FY-2H was as low as -50°C in this area from 05:00 (UTC) to 14:00 on February 6.
Cloud Top Temperature by FY-2H was down to 220K at 10:00 (UTC) on February 6.
Cloud Type by FY-2H was mainly dense stratus cloud at 10:00 (UTC) on February 6.
Land usage distribution before the earthquakes show the two 7.8-magnitude ones are centered in grass.
Altitude distribution before the earthquakes show the two 7.8-magnitude ones are centered above 500 meters.
Population density distribution before the earthquakes show the two 7.8-magnitude ones are centered in area with more than 1000 persons per km2.
Snow coverage monitoring by FY-3D at 11:20 (UTC) on February 8 shows the affected area are covered by large extneds of snow.
Snow coverage monitoring by FY-3D at 11:20 (UTC) on February 8 shows the snow covered area reaches 154,000 km2 in Turkey, which is 19.7% of the whole country.