A rescue team works on a collapsed building, following an earthquake in Iskenderun, Türkiye February 6, 2023.A rescue team works on a collapsed building, following an earthquake in Iskenderun, Türkiye February 6, 2023.
Two Reuters reporters said the tremors were strong and lasting, damaging buildings and leaving dust in the night air in central Antakya city, where it was centered.The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the tremor struck at a shallow depth of 2 km. Reuters saw Turkish rescue teams running around on foot after the latest quake to check on residents, most of whom were living in temporary tents after the tremors two weeks ago.
“I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet,” she said, crying as she held her 7-year-old son in her arms.The two larger earthquakes that hit on February 6, which also rocked neighbouring Syria, left more than a million homeless and killed far more than the latest official tally of 46 000 people in both countries.