Turkey’s Hatay Hit by a New 6.4M Earthquake on Monday

BREAKING: The Hatay area of Turkey, which was severely damaged by a major earthquake two weeks ago, has been rocked by yet another powerful earthquake.

Early reports state that several damaged structures collapsed as a result of the magnitude 6.4 earthquake. The earthquake was also felt in Egypt and Lebanon.

According to AFAD, the most recent earthquake struck the town of Defne at 8:04 p.m. local time. It was felt powerfully in Syria across the border at Antakya and Adana, 120 miles (200 km) to the north.

The tremor, as per the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), occurred at a depth of 2 kilometers (1.2 miles).

More than a million people were left homeless and even more, people perished in the two major earthquakes that occurred on February 6 and that also shook the neighboring country of Syria. The most recent official death toll for both countries is 46,000.

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