Our correspondents in Lebanon and Syria reported that a 6.4 magnitude earthquake was felt by residents of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and the Antakya region in southern Turkey.
The Syrian Seismic Monitoring Center reported that an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred in Iskenderun at 20:04 local time.
The Turkish AFAD agency indicated that a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred in the state of Hatay in southern Turkey, and another earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred in the Samandag region of Hatay state.
Turkey’s Emergency and Disaster Management Department urged citizens to stay away from damaged buildings in the earthquake zone in Hatay.
Eyewitnesses reported the collapse of a number of buildings in northern Syria and southern Turkey as a result of a new earthquake
And Turkish media have reported that more destruction has occurred in the region since the recent earthquake, and that the sound of collapsing buildings can be heard in the Turkish city of Antioch.
According to the Al Jazeera satellite channel, a number of casualties occurred in northwestern Syria as a result of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Hatay in southern Turkey, as well as the collapse of a number of buildings in Jindires and Azaz as a result of a strong earthquake that occurred in region.
It was also reported that after the magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Hatay, there were many calls for civil defense to immediately go to the town of Genderes in rural Afrin.
And the Earthquake Research Center at the Turkish Bosphorus University reported that since the new earthquake in Hatay, 5 aftershocks have been recorded.
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