Published February 27,2023
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A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted the province of Malatya in jap Türkiye on Monday, weeks after two large tremors shook the area.
The earthquake was centered 6.96 kilometers (4.32 miles) beneath the floor within the district of Yesilyurt, putting at 12.04 p.m. native time (0904GMT), stated the nation’s catastrophe administration company.
No casualties have been reported to this point, in line with the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).
The tremor got here as Türkiye continues to take care of the aftermath of the devastating Feb. 6 twin earthquakes within the nation’s southern area.
At least 44,374 folks have died resulting from these back-to-back earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and seven.6.
Their epicenter was in Kahramanmaras province, Malatya’s southwestern neighbor, and struck 9 different Turkish provinces — Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa. More than 13 million folks have been affected by the devastating quakes.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
