An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 was recorded on Monday evening in the Turkish province of Hatay, the most affected by the February 6 earthquake which killed more than 41,000 people in Turkey, reported the Turkish agency. relief AFAD.
The earthquake, whose epicenter was located in the locality of Defne, a district located about fifteen minutes by car – in normal times – from Antakya, occurred at 8:04 p.m. local time and was very violently felt by AFP teams in Antakya and Adana, 200 km further north.
According to an AFP journalist on the spot, the quake sparked panic among the already hard-hit population, and raised large clouds of dust in the ruined city.
He saw and heard several sections of already badly damaged building walls crumble and several people, apparently injured, calling for help.
According to AFAD, more than 6,000 aftershocks have been recorded since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated southern Turkey and Syria.
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