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New 4.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Turkey


The Turkish Anatolia news agency reported that the quake occurred in Ikenzu in the state of Kahramanmaraş, at a depth of seven kilometers

Sat 25 Mar 2023 | 01:02 PM
A new 4.5-magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey
A new 4.5-magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey
By Amir Haggag

Today, Saturday, another earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale hit Kahramanmaraş in southern Turkey

The Turkish Anatolia news agency reported that the quake occurred in Ikenzu in the state of Kahramanmaraş, at a depth of seven kilometers

This is the fourth earthquake to hit the province of Kahramanmaraş since the day before yesterday, Thursday, when two devastating earthquakes measuring 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale struck on February 6, southeastern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by thousands of tremors

The two earthquakes resulted in the death of more than 50,000 people and great damage to buildings and infrastructure

The Turkish government announced that the damage amounted to $103.6 billion