(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 23. Six people were
killed and 562 people were injured as a result of the two
earthquakes of magnitude of 6.4 and 5.8 in the Turkish province of
Hatay that occurred on February 20, trend reports.
The earthquakes took place following the powerful earthquakes of
magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6 which hit southeastern Türkiye on Feb. 6,
2023. The quake occurred at a depth of seven kilometers in the
Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province.
The provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya,
Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana and Kahramanmaras were
subjected to the severe destruction. The quake's epicenter was
located 26 km away from the city of Gaziantep with a population of
about 1.06 million.
As a result of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, strong tremors
were also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
Three-month state of emergency has been declared in 10
earthquake-affected provinces of Türkiye.
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