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 46,000 people.
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.
“I thought the earth was going to split open under my feet,” Muna Al Omar, a resident of Antakya, told Reuters, crying as she held her 7-year-old son in her arms.
“Is there going to be another aftershock?” she asked.
Electricity was out in the Turkish coastal city of Iskenderun and some buildings collapsed there, Sky News Arabia reported, citing the city’s mayor.
The Turkish government did not immediately post information about possible damage or injuries from the latest quake. Since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Feb. 6, thousands of less intense quakes have taken place, according to the government.
Across the border, Syrian Civil Defense, a volunteer organization, said on Twitter that an unspecified number of people were injured from falling stone, stampedes or falls from buildings. Several uninhabited buildings cracked in multiple cities, the organization said.
More than 1 million people have been left homeless by the earthquakes in the two countries, according to Reuters, and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government is facing criticism over building practices that failed to prevent collapses.
Authorities are also battling threats to public health, including intestinal and upper respiratory infections, in the aftermath of the earthquakes.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken had visited Turkey a day earlier, announcing additional humanitarian aid Sunday that brought total U.S. earthquake assistance in Turkey and Syria to $185 million.
The United Nations has appealed worldwide for more than $1.4 billion for relief operations.
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