The earthquake occurred in the Turkish province of Hatay, the most tested by the previous earthquake of February 6, which left more than 44,000 deaths.
MO12345lemonde with AFP
An earthquake of a magnitude of 6.4 was recorded Monday February 20 in the evening in the Turkish province of Hatay (South), the most tested by the earthquake of February 6, which made more than 44,000 Dead in Turkey and Syria, reported the Turkish rescue agency Afad.
The shock, whose epicenter was located in the locality of Defne, a district located about fifteen minutes by car from Antakya, occurred at 8:04 p.m. (6:04 p.m. in France) and was very violently violently felt by the teams of the France-Presse (AFP) agency in Antakya and Adana, 200 kilometers further north.
According to an AFP journalist on the spot, the shock has aroused a movement of panic among the population, already hard tested, and has raised significant clouds of dust in the city in ruins. He saw and heard collapsed several sections of walls of buildings already very damaged and several people, apparently injured, call for help.
According to AFAD, more than 6,000 replicas have been recorded since the earthquake of a magnitude of 7.8 which devastated southern Turkey and northwest Syria.