Aftershocks continue in Türkiye UPDATED

In the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, another earthquake of magnitude 3.8 was recorded.

As Caliber.Az reports, with reference to the Twitter page of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), the earthquake was registered at 17:02 in the Onikishubat district of Kahramanmarash.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.05 km.

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Büyüklük:3.8 (Ml)
Yer:Onikişubat (Kahramanmaraş)
Tarih:2023-02-07
Saat:16:02:25 TSİ
Enlem:37.795 N
Boylam:36.61 E
Derinlik:7.05 km
Detay:https://t.co/szJ4Uk3WTp@afadbaskanlik @trthaber @anadoluajansi

— AFAD Deprem (@DepremDairesi) February 7, 2023

12:39

Another 4.2 magnitude earthquake has been registered in Hatay province.

The earthquake was registered at 10:54 in the city of Kirikkhan, Caliber.Az cites the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) as saying on Twitter.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.9 km.

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Büyüklük:4.2 (Ml)
Yer:Kırıkhan (Hatay)
Tarih:2023-02-07
Saat:10:54:21 TSİ
Enlem:36.546 N
Boylam:36.393 E
Derinlik:6.91 km
Detay:https://t.co/ReR5uhvDEi@afadbaskanlik @trthaber @anadoluajansi

— AFAD Deprem (@DepremDairesi) February 7, 2023

 12:16

Another 4.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Malatya province.

The earthquake was registered at 10:26 in the city of Doganshehir, Caliber.Az cites the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) as saying on Twitter.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13 km.

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Büyüklük:4.3 (Ml)
Yer:Doğanşehir (Malatya)
Tarih:2023-02-07
Saat:10:26:33 TSİ
Enlem:38.127 N
Boylam:37.755 E
Derinlik:13.05 km
Detay:https://t.co/LBMcX6USlV@afadbaskanlik @trthaber @anadoluajansi

— AFAD Deprem (@DepremDairesi) February 7, 2023

 10:28

Another earthquake of magnitude 4.6 has been recorded in the Turkish province of Hatay.

The earthquake was registered at 08:26  on February 7 in the city of Antakia, Caliber.Az cites the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) as saying on Twitter.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.32 km.

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Büyüklük:4.6 (Ml)
Yer:Antakya (Hatay)
Tarih:2023-02-07
Saat:08:26:31 TSİ
Enlem:36.357 N
Boylam:36.192 E
Derinlik:3.32 km
Detay:https://t.co/lPMXfW2CzJ@afadbaskanlik @trthaber @anadoluajansi

— AFAD Deprem (@DepremDairesi) February 7, 2023

At least 2,921 people were killed and 15,834 others injured in 10 provinces of Türkiye due to two strong earthquakes that jolted the southern part of the country, an official from the nation’s disaster agency said early on February 7.

Early Monday morning, a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province and strongly shook several other provinces, including Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay and Kilis.

Then at 13.24 p.m. (1024GMT), a 7.6 magnitude quake centred in Kahramanmaras’s Elbistan district struck the region.

Yunus Sezer, head of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), said the quakes were followed by 243 aftershocks and 6,217 buildings collapsed.

Around 16,400 search and rescue personnel are working in the region, Sezer said, adding that 65 countries have offered help so far.

Türkiye’s Vice President Fuat Oktay said that 338,000 earthquake victims have been housed in dormitories, universities and shelters.

Orhan Tatar, risk reduction general manager of AFAD, said earlier in the day that 250 million Turkish liras (about $13.3 million) in emergency funds had been sent to the provinces in the disaster area so far.

As a "purely precautionary decision," the Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Company (BOTAS) stopped the flow of crude oil in the region, Tatar added.