In the past hours, two earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4 and 5.8 occurred in the Defne district of Hatay, the epicenter. According to the data provided by the Kandilli Observatory, the earthquake that occurred at a depth of 7.7 km in 20.04 created a tsunami risk. Vice President Fuat Oktay reported that the tsunami risk has been lifted and 8 injured people have been taken to the hospital.
Vice President: We have 8 injured, tsunami warning has been lifted
The first effect of the 6.4 magnitude earthquake, which was determined to have occurred around 20.04, appeared. In a statement made by Vice President Fuat Oktay, “28 reports were made, 8 injured were brought to hospitals. The warning that the seas will rise has been removed.
In the tsunami warning issued by AFAD, it was stated that “it is important for our citizens to stay away from the coastline in order to take precautions against the risk of a rise in sea level up to 50 cm.” However, according to Oktay’s latest information, the tsunami risk has disappeared.
After two earthquakes of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude, you can view the post made by EMSC, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center, on social media accounts, via the link below and click to access the details.
Aftershocks of 6.4 and 5.8 earthquakes continue to occur. For this reason, citizens were asked to stay away from damaged buildings and sensitively follow the warnings of the teams.