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New 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits southeast Turkey: USGS

Published: 06 Feb 2023 - 02:25 pm | Last Updated: 06 Feb 2023 - 02:30 pm
People search for survivors through the rubble in Diyarbakir, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP

People search for survivors through the rubble in Diyarbakir, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP

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Istanbul: A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey Monday afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, hours after an earlier quake killed more than 1,200 people in the region.
The shallow quake hit at 1:24 pm (1024 GMT) four kilometres (2.5 miles) south-southeast of the town of Ekinozu.