Turkey was hit by another strong earthquake on Monday afternoon (February 6). Earlier in the early morning of the same day, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the central part of the country, killing about 1,700 people in Turkey and Syria.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported two new earthquakes, sending shock waves through central Turkey at about 13:30 (local time). The first battle had a magnitude of 7.5, with the epicenter about 65km northeast of Kahramanmaras city. This is also the area that was heavily affected by the first earthquake this morning.
The second, with a magnitude of 5.8, had an epicenter 55km northwest of Adiyaman city.
An official with the Turkish Emergency Response Agency said the 7.5-magnitude quake was “not an aftershock” but a separate earthquake.
The extent of the damage from the second quake is unknown. However, according to Archyde.comthis quake also affects a large area, and can put rescuers at risk.
The earthquake in the early morning of February 6 had an epicenter located in the Kahramanmaras province of Turkey, and severely affected the provinces of Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay and Kilis.
The death toll in the country stands at 1,014, with about 5,388 injured. The death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue operations are still underway. 2,818 buildings have collapsed.
| The earthquake in the early morning of February 6 had its epicenter in the border region of Turkey, bordering Syria. Photo: Archyde.com |
In neighboring Syria, the areas of Northern Aleppo, Hama, Latakia and Tartus were hardest hit.
The country’s health authorities say about 430 people have been killed and more than 1,000 others injured in government-controlled areas. In the rebel-held Northwest, a UN spokesman said 255 people had been killed.
Theo RT