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Another powerful 7.6 earthquake rocks southern Turkiye

06 Feb 2023 08:25pm
Emergency personnel search for victims at the site of a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeast of Turkey, 06 February 2023. - EPA/DENIZ TEKIN
Emergency personnel search for victims at the site of a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeast of Turkey, 06 February 2023. - EPA/DENIZ TEKIN
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ISTANBUL - A fresh earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck southern Turkiye on Monday afternoon, the country's disaster agency said.

The strong quake, which struck at 1.24 pm (2100GMT), was centred in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, according to the the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

The tremor occurred at a depth of seven kilometres, reported Anadolu Agency.

General director of earthquake and risk reduction at AFAD, Orhan Tatar, said there is a serious earthquake activity in the region and aftershocks up to 6.5 - 6.7 in magnitude will continue.

Early Monday morning, a strong 7.8 earthquake jolted Kahramanmaras and heavily affected several provinces including Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis.
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