Magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolts Türkiye’s southern Hatay province
Quake occurred at depth of 11 kilometers (6.8 miles)
By Ismihan Ozguven
HATAY, Türkiye (AA) - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolted Türkiye’s southern Hatay province on Wednesday.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said the earthquake hit the Antakya district at a depth of 11.06 kilometers (6.83 miles).
The quake occurred at 10:20 a.m. local time (0720GMT).
No casualties were reported, Hatay Governor Rahmi Dogan told Anadolu.
The tremor came as Türkiye deals with the aftermath of the devastating Feb. 6 quakes that have claimed at least 45,089 lives in the country’s southern region.
The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes, centered in Kahramanmaras province, have impacted some 13.5 million people across 11 provinces, including Hatay, Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakir, Kilis, Osmaniye, Sanliurfa and Elazig.
* Writing by Gozde Bayar
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