(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 6. Assistant of the
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign Policy
Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat
Hajiyev posted a tweet over the earthquake in Türkiye, trend reports.
'May Allah rest the souls of the dead!', Hajiyev wrote.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Türkiye on
the morning of Feb. 6, 2023, according to the
European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. The quake's epicenter
was located 26 km away from the city of Gaziantep with a population
of about 1.06 million. The source of the earthquake was 7 km below
the surface.
Following the latest data, 1,498 people died, and 8,533 people
got injured following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Türkiye. As
many as 2,834 buildings were destroyed following the powerful
quake.
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