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New 7.7. magnitude earthquake strikes central Turkey; felt in Cyprus

A second earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck southeastern Turkey’s Kahramanmaras region on Monday, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said.

It occurred at a depth of 7 km, AFAD said adding that the epicentre of the quake was Elbistan region of Kahramanmaras province. Earlier on Monday a major quake struck the same region, leading to hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries.

The new tremor was felt in Cyprus.

(This post will be updated)

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