Le Monde with AFP
In Turkey, a new violent earthquake of magnitude 6.4
The earthquake occurred in the Turkish province of Hatay, the most affected by the previous earthquake of February 6, which killed more than 44,000 people.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 was recorded Monday evening February 20 in the Turkish province of Hatay (South), the most affected by the earthquake of February 6, which killed more than 44,000 people in Turkey and in Syria, Turkish relief agency AFAD reported.
The earthquake, 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 felt by the Agence France-Presse (AFP) teams in Antakya and Adana, 200 kilometers further north.
According to an AFP journalist on the spot, the quake sparked panic among the population, already hard-hit, and raised large clouds of dust in the ruined city. He saw and heard several sections of already badly damaged building walls crumble and several people, apparently injured, calling for help.
According to AFAD, more than 6,000 aftershocks have been recorded since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated southern Turkey and northwestern Syria.
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