An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was recorded today in eastern Turkey, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center announced.
Turkey, which is facing severe devastation, has experienced an earthquake once again. According to media reports, earthquake tremors were felt on Sunday in Kahramanmaras, the southeast region of Turkey, whose intensity was measured at 4.5 on the Richter scale. According to the USGS, “Sunday’s earthquake, 24 km south of the city of Kahramanmaras, had a depth of 15.7 km below the ground. The quake occurred at 12:30 am. Officials said that a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria last Monday. More than 33,000 people have died and thousands have been injured after
Operations started from Hatay airport
Meanwhile, Turkey’s Hatay airport, which is located in one of the hardest-hit provinces, has resumed operations. Turkish Transport Ministry has given this information. Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure shared before-and-after images of the airport’s runway and said in its official Twitter page, “We repaired the damage on Hatay airport’s runway. Our airport started functioning from today.” ”
Rescuers miraculously pulled a two-month-old baby alive from the rubble of a building in Turkey’s Hatay province, 108 hours after Sunday’s devastating earthquake, according to Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. UN relief chief Martin Griffiths has described the powerful earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria earlier this week as the worst tragedy in a century.
