Istanbul: Another earthquake in Turkey. Another earthquake was felt in the Turkey-Syria border region. A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale was felt. The earthquake was felt near the southern Turkish city of Antakya. The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center. Earthquake tremors were felt in Egypt and Lebanon.
The earthquake was felt around 8 pm local time. Reuters reports that several buildings in Antakya were damaged. According to the latest reports, 3 deaths have been confirmed. More than 200 people were seriously injured. Hatay province also suffered widespread damage. Hatay Mayor Latfu Sawas responded that many people were still trapped between buildings.
Two weeks ago, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded on the Turkey-Syria border. 41,156 people died in the strong earthquake. About 40,000 buildings were destroyed. Many people are still missing. Around 10 lakh people are homeless.
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