Fresh magnitude 5 quake hits southern Türkiye´s Hatay

Ankara, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Türkiye´s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reported a fresh magnitude 5 earthquake struck the southern Turkish province of Hatay bordering Syria on Thursday night, in the south of the country.

February 23, 2023
16:20

The quake, which occurred at 6:53 p.m. local time (1553 GMT) with a depth of 9.76 km, was centered in the province’s Defne district, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority.

The Anadolu news agency reported no damages so far.

On Feb. 6, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Türkiye’s southern province of Kahramanmaras at 4:17 a.m. local time (0117 GMT), followed by a magnitude 7.6 one at 1:24 p.m. local time (1024 GMT) in the same province.

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, on the other hand, told the TRT TV channel that as many as 43,556 deaths were confirmed through Thursday.

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