No Kenyan has been affected by the earthquake that occurred in Southern Eastern Turkey and Northern Syria on Monday.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is in touch with the Mission in Ankara for updates noting that they have shared an emergency number- +905385020960 for any Kenyan who may be in distress following the earthquake.

The US Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT) at a depth of 17.9km (11 miles) near the city of Gaziantep.

Seismologists said the first quake was one of the largest ever recorded in Turkey. Survivors said it took two minutes for the shaking to stop.

The second quake - triggered by the first - had a magnitude of 7.5, and its epicentre was in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras province.

Countries around the world are sending support to help the rescue efforts, including specialist teams, sniffer dogs and equipment but rescue efforts are being hampered by bad weather with the World Health Organization warning that the death toll could go up.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also calling on Kenyans to support those affected with tea, coffee, an assortment of food stuff and medical supply in Turkey.