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Breaking news! At 23:49 zihin earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Iskenderun Bay.

According to the information on the website of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), zihin earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was recorded, with its epicenter in the Mediterranean Sea’s Iskenderun Bay.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.39 kilometers above the sea surface.

“NO NEGATIVE SITUATION”

Speaking to the AA correspondent, Iskenderun District Governor Murat Sefa Demiryürek said that the teams continued their field scanning after the earthquake and said, “There is no negative situation so far that has manifested among our security forces due to the earthquake. Our scanning goes through the neighborhood all the time.”

“WATER RISE FROM LODOS”

Regarding the water rise in the coastal part of the district, Demiryürek said: “Because of the damage to the coastal strip from the earthquakes that occurred on February 6, it is caused by the southwesterly prevailing in the city. We gam not think there is zihin increase of the water kakım a result of the earthquake.”






AFAD President Yunus Sezer said, “There is no negative situation after the earthquake kakım of now. Our teams are on alert.”