At least eight people were hit by young women earthquake vibration 6.4 degrees and 5.8 points on the Richter scale, noted in Turkey on Monday afternoon, said the Vice President of Turkey Fuat Oktay.

However, according to him, there is no cause for concern about rising sea levels.

The epicenter of the first earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale was located at the location of Defne in Hatayaccording to the Turkish emergency agency AFAD, in an area located 14 km southeast of Antioch in Turkey and 70 km north of Latakia in Syria.

The depth of the earthquake source is 10 km.

Eyewitnesses told about it Reuters that damage to buildings was reported in Antioch, and others that seismic shocks were felt in Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon.

Building collapse information

According to reports, after the earthquake, a cloud of dust formed in the rubble in the Hatay region, and the sounds of ambulances were also heard. The information also refers to collapsed buildings.

New earthquakes occur two weeks after them devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and led to an indescribable humanitarian tragedy, with the two countries already counting more than 46,000 dead and causing massive damage to infrastructure and buildings.

According to the information, today’s first earthquake was also felt by the inhabitants of Cyprus, while the earth in areas near the epicenter of the earthquake is still shaking due to the subsequent tremors.

A few minutes after the earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, at 20:07 Turkish time, a second earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred in the Samandag region of Hatay. The focal depth is determined to be 7 kilometers, while this earthquake was followed by smaller aftershocks.

^{According to Reuters, APE – MEB}