The tremors were recorded at 21:31 Kyiv time.
On Saturday, February 18, a new earthquake occurred in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras. Earthquakes were recorded at a depth of 13 kilometers near the city of Heksuna.
Seismologists of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) estimated the magnitude of the earthquake at 5.2. The tremors were recorded at 21:31 Kyiv time.
There are currently no reports of damage or casualties from the new earthquake.
Kahramanmaras province was badly affected by the February 6 earthquakes. It was the epicenter of the second powerful earthquake with a magnitude of more than 7, which shook the country that day.
Earthquakes in Turkey
On February 6, 2023, two earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 7 occurred in the southeast of Turkey and in the border areas of Syria. Dozens of aftershocks were also recorded. As of February 18, it was known that the number of people killed as a result of earthquakes exceeded 45 thousand people.
In Malatya, which was hit by an earthquake, a family was saved thanks to a lucky coincidence. At the time of the earthquake, a mobile phone fell from the window of the apartment onto the street, which was later found by a passer-by, which helped save the victims.
On February 16, in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras, which was badly affected by the earthquake, a girl was rescued from the rubble 248 hours after the disaster. Her name is Aleina Olmez and she is 17 years old.
