4.0 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey

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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