A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the Turkey-Syria border two weeks after the region was hit by a huge quake that left over 40,000 people dead, US Geological Survey has said.
The quake has hit Turkey's Hatay province which had already been devastated by two massive quakes in the disaster earlier this month.
Two witnesses told Reuters there was a strong earthquake as well as further damage to buildings in central Antakya, which is still recovering from two huge earthquakes just two weeks ago. Other witnesses said that after the latest quake, Turkish rescue teams were running around and checking that people were unharmed.
The country's AFAD disaster management agency has said the latest quake was centred around the town of Defne. NTV television reported that the earthquake caused some damaged buildings to collapse, but that there were no immediate reports of any casualties.
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