A 4.2 magnitude earthquake jolts eastern Turkey
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the Solhan district of Türkiye’s eastern Bingöl province, the country’s Disaster, and Emergency Management Presidency said on Monday.
The earthquake took place at around 07:57 TSI, with its epicenter at a latitude of 38.973 degrees north and a longitude of 41.021 degrees east, and a depth of 13.29 km.
There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties after the earthquake.
On February 6, magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria in the early hours of the morning on February 6.
The death toll in Turkey and Syria has passed 51,000, and many survivors are enduring near-freezing winter temperatures after having been left homeless by the earthquake in cities in both countries. (ILKHA)