Another Massive Earthquake Has Struck Turkey Near Syria, Killing And Injuring Even More People
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey, just two weeks the country and Syria were devastated by two massive earthquakes.
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Another earthquake has struck a Turkish city near the border with Syria, just two weeks after two massive earthquakes devastated both countries, killing more than 44,000 people and leaving tens of thousands of others homeless.
![Relatives of the deceased found in buildings destroyed in the 6.4 and 5.8 earthquake in Hatay](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/turkey-another-earthquake-antakya-6.4-2.jpg)
The new 6.4 magnitude quake, which struck near the Turkish city of Antakya at about 8:04 pm local time on Monday Feb. 20, killed at least six people and injured 294 others, including 18 who are in critical condition, according to AP.
![A man guards the ruins of the destroyed buildings in Antakya after the massive earthquake](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/turkey-another-earthquake-antakya-6.4-1-1.jpg)
The tremor – which was felt as far away as Egypt and Lebanon – was then followed by 90 aftershocks, including a magnitude 5.8 tremor three minutes later, according to Reuters.
![A view of collapsed building following 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude earthquakes hit the Hatay](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/turkey-another-earthquake-antakya-6.4-7.jpg)
“To me this is one of the signs of the apocalypse. I felt that we were going to die, that we would be buried here,” 47-year-old blacksmith Murat Vural told Reuters.
![a destroyed car under the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakya](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/turkey-another-earthquake-antakya-6.4-8.jpg)
“I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet,” another local resident, Muna al-Omar, told Reuters.
![An aerial photograph shows collapsed buildings in Antakya](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/turkey-another-earthquake-antakya-6.4-3.jpg)
The latest earthquake toppled buildings and left rescuers once again searching for people trapped under rubble in Turkey.
![A view of collapsed building following 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude earthquakes hit the Hatay](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/turkey-another-earthquake-antakya-6.4-6.jpg)
The death toll on Monday had been significantly lower as the region had already been left in ruins and largely uninhabitable following the two quakes on February 6.
![A car drives past collapsed buildings in Antakya](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/turkey-another-earthquake-antakya-6.4-4.jpg)
Most of the injuries had been caused by people jumping from structures or falling over rubble when trying to flee, according to the Guardian.
![Injured people affected by earthquakes transferred to hospitals by ambulances and helicopters from the earthquake areas after 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude earthquakes hit the Hatay](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/turkey-another-earthquake-antakya-6.4-5.jpg)
The Feb. 6 earthquake was the deadliest earthquake in Turkey’s modern history and struck as Syria continues to face a humanitarian crisis from the ongoing civil war.
![People waiting at the head of a building destroyed in the Turkey Syria earthquake](https://almostmag.co/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/turkey-another-earthquake-antakya-6.4-9.jpg)