New 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits southeast Turkey: USGS

6 Feb 2023 • 8:16 PM MYT
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ISTANBUL: A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey Monday afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, hours after an earlier quake killed more than 1,200 people in the region.

The shallow quake hit at 1:24 pm (1024 GMT) four kilometres (2.5 miles) south-southeast of the town of Ekinozu.

More to come. - AFP