Turkey Earthquake: Third powerful quake measuring 7.5 jolts region, death toll crosses 2,300
Turkey Earthquake today, Third earthquake in Turkey: Another powerful earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, February 6, at 3:54 pm (IST). This aftershock was the third major jolt to have rocked southeastern Turkey today.
Turkey Earthquake today, Third earthquake in Turkey: Another powerful earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, February 6, at 3:54 pm (IST) hours after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake caused wide-spread devastation in the region. The death toll from Monday's earthquakes crossed 2,300 across Turkey and Syria.
This aftershock was the third major jolt to have rocked southeastern Turkey today. According to the US Geological Survey, the third earthquake tremors measured 7.5 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was 4-kilometer south-southeast of Ekinözü, a town in Turkey's Kahramanmaraş province.
"Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.5 - 4 km SSE of Ekinözü, Turkey," USGS Earthquakes tweeted.
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