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A strong earthquake shook Turkey

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Tremors were strongly felt even in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, and in Syrian Damascus and Latakia.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 occurred in the Turkish city of Pazardzhik in the province of Kahramanmarash. This was announced on Monday, February 6, by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

According to the agency, the earthquake occurred at 4.17 at a depth of 7 km.

Tremors were felt in several major cities in Turkey, including Ankara, Gaziantep, Nevsehir, Kayseri, Adana and Hatay, CNN Turk wrote.

The governor of Osmaniye province reported the death of five people and the collapse of 34 buildings.

A 17-story building collapsed in the Turkish city of Adana. In the Turkish city of Sanliurfa, 16 houses collapsed as a result of the earthquake, people remain under the rubble, the mayor said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his condolences to the affected residents of the country in relation to the strong earthquake that occurred.

“I convey my condolences to all our citizens affected by the earthquake that occurred in Kahramanmarash and was felt in many parts of our country. All relevant units are on alert under the coordination of AFAD,” he wrote.

A third-level alert has been declared in the country, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said.

It will be remembered that more than 800 people were injured in Iran due to the earthquake.

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake was also reported in central Albania on January 15.

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