An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck the Southwest of Afsin
town in Turkey on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey
(USGS).
The quake's epicentre was 38.078°N and 36.762°E. It occurred
at 04:25 am on early Monday morning. It hit Afsin, a town of Kahramanmaraş
Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, at a depth of 10 km.
According to the USGS, no casualties have been reported yet.
Further details are still awaited.
In February this year, a powerful earthquake of 7.8 on the
Richter scale hit Syria and Turkey. It caused damage to several buildings and
killed thousands of people in these two countries.
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced the
rebuilding of 270,000 homes across the country to shelter homeless people.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey again on 25 February.
It killed one person, injured 110 people and destroyed 29 buildings. The
epicentre of the earthquake was the Yesilyurt district in the Malatya province,
which was also hit by the earthquake on February 6.
According to Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management
Authority (AFAD), four new earthquakes and 45 aftershocks took place in Turkey
after the February 6 earthquake. Turkish media criticised contractors and
developers for using bad construction materials while building homes.
The Syrian American Medical Society said many people
suffered heart attacks because of the earthquake. Many people were trapped inside
the building, while others were hospitalised. Several people suffered due to
the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Many countries and organisations sent relief aid to Turkey
and Syria in order to help earthquake victims. The United States (US), Kuwait,
the European Commission, the UN’s emergency fund CERF (Central Emergency
Response Fund) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sent donations to help people in
these two countries.
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