A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has killed at least six people in the southeastern Turkish province of Hatay just two weeks after a deadly 7.7 earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6.
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced the fatalities and said more than 200 people were injured while six people are believed to be trapped under the rubble of three collapsed buildings, Euronews reports.
Aftershocks are continuing in the region, with at least 20 recorded so far, officials urged citizens to stay away from damaged buildings, Anadolu reports.
The Turkish disaster management agency AFAD and the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute have now lifted the warning for a possible rise in sea level, Oktay said.
According to AFAD, the first quake took place at around 8.04 p.m. local time (1704GMT) in the Defne district of Hatay, with a magnitude of 6.4, while the other took place three minutes later, with the epicenter in Hatay’s Samandag district and a magnitude of 5.8.
