Once again strong tremors of earthquake were felt in southern Turkey on Monday. Its intensity was measured at 6.3 magnitudes. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported that a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred at a depth of two km (1.2 miles) in the Turkey-Syria border region.
Earthquake tremors were felt twice in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay on Monday. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said three people had died and 213 were injured in the latest quake.
After the tremors of the earthquake, people came out of their homes and there was chaos everywhere. According to media reports, several buildings have been damaged by the tremors of the latest earthquake.
Tremors were also felt in Beirut, Lebanon
According to Turkey’s Anadolu news agency, tremors of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude earthquakes in Hatay province were also felt in neighboring Lebanon’s capital Beirut. Six people were injured when part of a building collapsed in Aleppo following an earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border, media reports quoted by Syria’s state news agency SANA said.
Turkey’s disaster agency said, quoting the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 occurred in Hatay at around 20.04 local time, while a second earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred three minutes later. The center was at Samandag in Hatay.
The AFAD issued a warning urging citizens to avoid visiting coastal areas as a precaution given the risk of sea level rise, as sea level could rise by up to 50 cm (1.6 ft). Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay urged citizens in the region to stay away from damaged buildings.
(With inputs from agencies)
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