Extremely effective 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey, tremors felt in Syria, Jordan, Israel and Egypt

A sturdy magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the Turkey-Syria border assign on Monday, exact two weeks after the devastating 7.8 magnitude quake that killed over 46,000 folks. The contemporary earthquake struck at a depth of exact 2 kms, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

As per the US Geological Glimpse, the contemporary quake struck 3 km west-southwest of Uzunbağ city in Turkey. The epicentre become 16.2 km east-northeast of Antakya, which become one of many worst hit cities within the February 6 earthquake. The cities fall within the the same Hatay assign of Turkey which become battered by three necessary earthquakes in much less than 24 hours.

AFAD, the catastrophe management company of Turkey, said the contemporary earthquake become centred across the city of Defne in Hatay province. The quake triggered some broken buildings to fall down, but no quick reports of any casualties possess been bought, the country’s NTV tv reported. Turkey’s roar-hurry Anadolu Agency said the earthquake’s tremors were felt not exact in Turkey and Syria, but additionally Jordan, Israel and Egypt.

More necessary contrivance are awaited.