Footage shows the search for survivors and victims trapped in the rubble of collapsed homes in Syria after a catastrophic earthquake struck on February 6 killing at least 4,800 people.

Dozens of families were trapped in the debris of buildings in the village of Basnia, in Haram, on February 6 afternoon.

The magnitude 7.8 quake was recorded at a depth of 24.1 kilometres some 23 kilometres east of Nurdagi in the Gaziantep province of Turkey near Syria's northern border at 1:17 UTC, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The USGS said the quake also jolted Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, Iraq, Georgia, and Armenia.

Footage shows the search for survivors and victims trapped in the rubble of a collapsed homes in Syria after a catastrophic earthquake struck Turkey killing at least 640 people across the region on Monday.

Dozens of families were trapped in the debris of a buildings in the village of Basnia, in Haram, on February 6 afternoon.

The magnitude 7.8 quake was recorded at a depth of 24.1 kilometres some 23 kilometres east of Nurdagi in the Gaziantep province of Turkey near Syria's northern border at 1:17 UTC, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Government officials said at least 640 were killed across Turkey and neighbouring Syria, but the death toll is expected to rise as hundreds more are feared trapped.

The USGS said the quake also jolted Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, Iraq, Georgia, and Armenia.