Turkey hit by new 6.4-magnitude earthquake near Syrian border
Turkey hit by new 6.4-magnitude earthquake near Syrian border
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February 20, 2023 1:16pm
A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey near the Syrian border late Monday — two weeks after twin earthquakes devastated the region, killing at least 46,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
The quake — almost as forceful as the 7.8- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck on Feb. 6, leaving Turkey and Syria under piles of rubble — brought further heartbreak and despair to the already ravaged Hatay province in southern Turkey.
Its tremors were centered around the town of Defne, in Hatay province, Turkey’s disaster management agency AFAD said — but was also strongly felt in the cities of Antakya and Adana, located to the north.
