Turkey Hit By Another 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake, 3 Killed, Several Hurt

Ankara: Another 6.4 magnitude tremor struck Turkey’s southern Hatay province late Monday evening.

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu says three people were killed and 213 injured in the earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria Monday.

Search and rescue efforts were underway in three collapsed buildings where a total of five people were believed trapped.

The new earthquake struck parts of Turkiye and Syria that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed around 45,000 people.

Officials said more buildings collapsed, trapping occupants, and several people were injured in both countries, but there were no immediate reports of fatalities.

Monday’s earthquake was centered in the town of Defne, in Turkiye’s Hatay province, one the worst-hit regions in the magnitude 7.8 quake that hit on February 6. It was felt in Syria, Jordan, Cyprus, Israel and as far away as Egypt, and was followed by a second, magnitude 5.8 temblor.