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4.4-magnitude earthquake hits Turkiye's Kahramanmaras

Published: 24 Mar 2023 - 07:54 pm | Last Updated: 24 Mar 2023 - 07:56 pm
A family sit in front of their former house, destroyed after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Adiyaman, Turkiyes, on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Bulent Kilic / AFP)

A family sit in front of their former house, destroyed after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Adiyaman, Turkiyes, on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Bulent Kilic / AFP)

QNA

Ankara: A 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook on Friday Kahramanmaras, southern Turkiye.

In a statement, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) stated that the earthquake epicenter was in the Nur Haq district of Kahramanmaras, at a depth of 15.5 km.

There were no reports of damage from this new earthquake.

On February 6, Kahramanmaras was the epicenter of two earthquakes measuring 7.7 and 7.6 that struck southern Turkiye, causing heavy human and material losses.