AT LEAST 641 people have been killed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey.

Horror pictures show the devastation as buildings collapsed crushing and trapping people inside at 4am local time.

The enormous quake – the biggest to hit the country in 100 years – also caused devastation in neighbouring Syria.

Rescuers are now digging through the rubble as the death toll expected to rise.

The record-setting tremor was felt on the island of Cyprus and as far away as Egypt and.

Striking just before dawn, the epicenter was near the town of Nurdagi, Turkey.

The ground began to shake as many people were still unsleep in their beds and unable to flee.

It had a depth of some 15 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Up to 78 aftershocks followed that stretched to daylight hours with the strongest measuring 6.6.

And elsewhere, a massive tower of fire was seen as a gas pipeline ruptured.

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