A one-and-a-half year old boy was rescued yesterday from the rubble of a collapsed house 23 hours after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey.

The death toll from Friday's powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey has risen to 29, the country's disaster relief agency said.

So far, 1,234 people have been reported injured as rescue workers continue recovering people buried under the rubble, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (Afad).

A total of 43 people have been rescued including a woman, 17 hours after her house collapsed on her.

A team of surveyors is assessing the damage caused by the earthquake, with initial reports suggesting 72 buildings were completely damaged.

At least 462 aftershocks were felt in the region of which more than a dozen were above 4.0 magnitude.

The 6.8-magnitude quake shook Turkey's Elazig province on Friday night. Tremors were also felt in neighboring countries including Syria and Georgia.

Earlier yesterday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the quake-affected region and attended the funeral of two victims.

Condolences have poured in from world over, including Malaysia, the US, Russia and Pakistan.

- Reuters