Earthquake, new shock of magnitude 6.3 in Turkey

New earthquake in Turkey. According to data from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, at 18:04 Italian time a magnitude 6.3 shock, with a hypocenter of 34 kilometers and an epicenter in Turkey, in the sea, near the coast, struck an area on the border between Turkey and Syria.

The earthquake occurred near the Kahramanmaras provinceamong those already affected by the earthquake of magnitude 7.9 occurred shortly after 4 in the morning on February 6 and was followed by a second of magnitude 7.5. At least 41,156 people have lost their lives in Turkey due to the earthquake that struck the southeast of the country on 6 February. This was announced by Yunus Sezer, the president of the Turkish agency for disasters and emergencies AFAD, as reported by the Anadolu press agency. The United States has pledged $100 million in reconstruction investments.