Over 7,000 aftershocks recorded after major Türkiye twin quakes

ANKARA (AA) - Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said in a statement late Tuesday that a total of 7,242 aftershocks have been recorded after the devastating earthquakes that shook the country's southeast on Feb. 6.

According to AFAD, 41 of the aftershocks were between magnitude 5 and 6 while 450 such tremors were between magnitude 4 and 5.

At least 41,156 people were killed and 105,505 injured by the two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, officials said Monday in the latest figures from the natural disaster.

The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, affected more than 13 million people across 11 provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Sanliurfa, and Elazig.

Several countries in the region, including Syria and Lebanon, also felt the strong tremors that struck Türkiye in the space of less than 10 hours.

More than 250,000 search and rescue personnel are currently working in the field, AFAD head Yunus Sezer told a press briefing.

* Writing by Emre Basaran