Deadly 6.4 earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria again
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- 21 Feb 2023
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Aftershocks centred in Turkey’s Hatay province were shallow meaning they pose serious danger to those in the quake zone.
A shallow magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Turkey-Syria border region after it was devastated two weeks ago by quakes that killed tens of thousands of people.
Monday’s aftershock was centred in Turkey’s southernmost province of Hatay at a depth of 2km (1.2 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.
Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said three people were killed and more than 200 others injured.
The quake hit the city of Defne at 8:04pm (17:04 GMT) and was strongly felt in Hatay’s nearby capital of Antakya and in Adana, 200km (300 miles) to the north.
A second quake of magnitude 5.8 shook the region several minutes later, Turkey’s disaster management agency said. It was centred in Hatay’s Samandag district.
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said the temblors were felt in Syria, Jordan, Israel and Egypt.
Hatay province is on the Mediterranean Sea, and the disaster agency urged people to stay away from the coast, warning that the quakes might cause the sea level to rise by 50cm (20 inches).
Syria’s state news agency, SANA, reported six people were injured in Aleppo from falling debris while the mayor of Hatay said a number of buildings have collapsed, trapping people inside.
‘Very scared’
Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig, reporting from Gaziantep, Turkey, said aftershocks were continuing and there were reports of more structures being destroyed in the region.
“There are buildings that are standing but have been damaged,” Baig said. “The fear is if there are more aftershocks like this, it could bring down those buildings, threatening lives. Many people here are very scared.” Read More…
