A magnitude 5.0 earthquake rocked Türkiye’s southern Kahramanmaraş province early Friday, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) stated.
The earthquake that struck the Onikişubat district at a depth of 6.95 kilometers (4.5 miles) occurred at 5.53 a.m. native time (2:53 a.m. GMT).
The 5.0 tremor was felt as Türkiye grapples with the aftermath of the devastating Feb. 6 quakes within the nation’s southern area which have claimed at the very least 45,089 lives.
The Feb. 6 magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes, centered in Kahramanmaras, have impacted some 13.5 million folks throughout 10 different provinces, together with Hatay, Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakır, Kilis, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa and Elazığ.
Source: www.dailysabah.com