Eyewitnesses told Reuters that damage was reported to buildings in Antakya, while the tremor was felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon – As seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos told SKAI 100.3 radio, it is likely to be aftershocks
Earthquakes measuring 6.4 and 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred in Turkey on Monday afternoon, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Institute.
The epicenter of the first 6.4-magnitude earthquake was located at Defne in Hatay, according to the Turkish disaster agency AFAD, an area located 14 km southeast of Antioch in Turkey and 70 km north of Latakia in Syria.
The focal depth of the earthquake is 10 km.
As he mentioned speaking on SKAI 100.3 radio the seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulosprobably about aftershocks.
Eyewitnesses told Reuters that damage to buildings was reported in Antakya, while tremors were felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon.
According to an AFP journalist, the earthquake caused panic in the earthquake victims and raised large clouds of dust in the damaged city. He reported collapses of already damaged buildings and dramatic calls for help from residents.
According to AFAD, more than 6,000 aftershocks have been recorded after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6 that shook southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria.
Muna al-Omar, a resident of Antakya, said that at the time of the earthquake, she was in a tent set up in a city park. “I thought the earth was going to open up under my feet,” she said sobbing, as she held her 7-year-old son in her arms. “Will there be another aftershock?” he wondered.
Source :Skai
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