4.7-magnitude Earthquake Hits Kahramanmaras Province In T�rkiye

Sumaira FH Published April 29, 2023 | 01:50 PM

TORONTO, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Apr, 2023 ) :A 4.7-magnitude earthquake occurred at 4.55 a.m. (0255GMT) Saturday in Kahramanmaras Province in T�rkiye.

The epicenter was the Goksun district, according to information on the website of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).

It was determined that the quake occurred at a depth of 7 kilometers (4 miles).

Kahramanmaras was the epicenter of twin earthquakes on Feb. 6 of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes that struck 11 Turkish provinces -- Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.

Around 14 million people in T�rkiye have been affected by those quakes, as well as many others in northern Syria.