Earlier this month, Turkey and Syria were hit by a devastating earthquake. Just two weeks later, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the two countries’ border leaving 46,000 people dead.
According to Turkey’s AFAD disaster management agency, the earthquake was centred around the town Defne in the Hatay province. The town experienced a huge tremor in the disaster earlier this month.
On Monday, the town was hit by a second, 5.8 magnitude tremor.
The US Geological Survey has said that the earthquake struck at a depth of 10km. The earthquake was felt in Syria, Jordan, Israel and Egypt, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency.
Witnesses have reported further damage to buildings in Antakya, the capital of Hatay province in Turkey. NTV television has also reported that damaged buildings have collapsed in the quake, but that there were no immediate reports of any casualties.
“I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet,” said a resident in central Antakya who was in a tent in a park when the quake hit.
Along with the deceased, the earthquake has also left more than a million people homeless. Turkish authorities have recorded more than 6,000 aftershocks following the initial earthquake on 6 February.
Written by Jules Keohane.
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