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Turkey Earthquake

New 7.5-magnitude quake hits Turkey

Mon Feb 6, 2023 05:31 PM
Last update on: Mon Feb 6, 2023 05:35 PM

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Mon Feb 6, 2023 05:31 PM Last update on: Mon Feb 6, 2023 05:35 PM

People search for survivors through the rubble in Diyarbakir, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. Photo: AFP

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.