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At least 3 dead after new 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey, setting off new fears, reports say

The earthquake came two weeks after the worst earthquake in the modern history of the region killed tens of thousands of people in Turkey and Syria.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards a plane at Incirlik Air Base near Adana, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (Clodagh Kilcoyne/Pool Photo via AP) (Clodagh Kilcoyne)

UZUNBAĞ , Turkey – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the Syria-Turkey border Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, two weeks after the region was devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 44,000 people.

At least three people were killed and 213 were injured in Turkey, The Associated Press reported, citing the country’s interior minister, Suleyman Soylu. More than 190 people were injured in Syria, according to Syrian Civil Defense, a volunteer organization.

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The earthquake was centered near the city of Uzunbağ in Turkey’s far south, near Syria and the Mediterranean Sea, according to the USGS. The Turkish government also reported the earthquake on its verified Twitter account.

Reuters reported that the shaking set off panic and damaged buildings in the nearby city of Antakya and that the earthquake was felt in Egypt and Lebanon.

Read the full report from NBC News.


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