The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said it is providing assistance to the four Australians who were in the Turkey region at the time of the earthquake and remain unaccounted for.
Authorities are urgently trying to track down these individuals.
“DFAT working to provide consulate assistance to around 40 other Australians in the region,” the body said.
The death toll has climbed above 7700 and is expected to rise further.
It comes as the Australian government has moved to urgently provide humanitarian aid to the country.
But today, foreign minister Penny Wong announced further support to activate the AUS Assist Plan to ”deploy an urban search and rescue team of up to 72 personnel to Turkey to assist local authorities”.
“These are urban search and rescue specialists, highly trained to locate, deliver medical assistance to, and remove victims who have been trapped by structural collapse,” Wong said.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is also carrying out an urgent assessment to “ensure the safety of Australian personnel”.
The federal government is also looking to deploy the Australian Defence Force to the region as soon as possible.
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“We have been watching the heartbreaking scenes in Turkey and Syria with horror,” Wong said.
“These are extremely difficult times, we have been horrified by the scene of devastation and the stories of human tragedy.
“There is so much heroism, and compassion for man, woman and child, that is on display in these areas.”
Other countries have also been quick to release emergency funds to support the grief-stricken and devastated nations.
Nearly 30 countries have sent rescue teams to aid in recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria.
Monday’s magnitude 7.8 quake and powerful aftershocks cut a swath of destruction that stretched hundreds of kilometres across southeastern Turkey and neighbouring Syria.
The shaking toppled thousands of buildings and heaped more misery on a region wracked by Syria’s 12-year civil war and refugee crisis.
Rescuers are now racing against time to pull survivors from the rumble before cold weather sweeps across the country.
Before and after photos show true extent of Turkey, Syria quakes
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