6.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck confederate Turkey, weeks aft a deadly quake devastated the region.

Turkey's catastrophe and exigency bureau Afad said the tremor occurred astatine 20.04 section clip (17.04 GMT).

Witnesses told the Reuters quality bureau determination had been further harm to buildings successful Antakya.

A 7.8-magnitude struck the portion connected 6 February, sidesplitting much than 44,000 radical successful Turkey and Syria.

Turkish authorities person recorded much than 6,000 aftershocks since that earthquake hit, but the BBC squad successful the portion said today's tremor felt overmuch stronger than erstwhile ones.

Witnesses said the astir it was besides felt successful Syria, Egypt and Lebanon.

It is presently unclear however overmuch harm it has caused oregon if determination are immoderate casualties.

Antakya, the superior of Turkey's Hatay Province, was 1 of the places deed astir severely by the earthquake connected 6 February.