The quake occurred at a depth of 7 kilometres theSun theSundaily Turkiye earthquake news quake Kahramanmaras
: A strong earthquake jolted Turkiye’s southern province of Kahramanmaras early Monday, according to the country’s disaster agency.
Turkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said the 7.4 magnitude quake struck at 4.17 am and was centred in Pazarcik district.It was also felt in other southeastern provinces including Diyarbakir and Gaziantep and neighbouring countries including Lebanon and Syria.A third earthquake with a 6.5 magnitude also hit Gaziantep.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took to Twitter to convey get well wishes to citizens affected by the initial earthquake.“Our Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Health, AFAD, provincial governorships and all other institutions started their work rapidly,“ said Erdogan. “We are also coordinating our work after the earthquake. We hope that we will get through this disaster together as soon as possible and with the least damage and we will continue our work,“ he added.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said that six earthquakes with magnitudes above 6 had hit the country so far early Monday. -
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