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Detailed explanation-1: -The earlier quakes killed 44, 000 people in Turkey and Syria with tens of thousands more left homeless. Buildings weakened by those tremors collapsed in both countries on Monday. Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency says the 6.4 earthquake occurred at 20:04 local time (17:04 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles).

Detailed explanation-2: -The earthquake affected the neighboring provinces of Adıyaman, Kilis, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Malatya, Elazığ as well as Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana and Hatay, where around 13.5 million people reside including around 2 million Syrian refugees.

Detailed explanation-3: -A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey’s Hatay province Monday, two weeks after the region was devastated by massive temblors and a series of strong aftershocks, injuring or trapping people inside already-damaged buildings. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said three people were killed and 213 injured.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the night of February 20th, 2023, a devastating earthquake occurred 3 km south-southwest of Uzunbağ at 20:04 local time. The quake had a magnitude of 6.3 points on the Richter scale and occurred at a depth of about 16 kilometers. In the course of the following days, numerous aftershocks occurred.

Detailed explanation-5: -Last updated 23 February 2023. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey (officially known as Türkiye) at 20.04 local time (17.04 GMT) on Monday, 20 February.