At Depth of 2 Km,New Earthquake Shakes central Turkey

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said, on Tuesday, that a 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook the central regions of Turkey.

The center said the quake was only two kilometers deep.

The new earthquake comes a day after Turkey and Syria was hit by a strong earthquake measuring 7.8 on the "Richter" scale.

According to seismologists, Monday's earthquake may be one of the most fatal earthquakes in the past ten years, as it caused a rift extending more than 100 km between the Anatolian plate and the Arabian plate.

It is worth noting that the earthquake that affected Turkey and Syria was the epicenter of the earthquake at a depth of about 18 kilometers at the East Anatolia Fault.

The earthquake sent waves to the northeast, causing devastation in central Turkey and Syria.

During the 20th century, the East Anatolian Fault did not cause significant seismic activity.

The region has only recorded three magnitude-6 earthquakes since 1970, according to the US Geological Survey.

But in 1822, the region was hit by a 7-magnitude earthquake, killing about 20,000 people at the time.