According to Turkish authorities, an earthquake that struck southeast Turkey on Monday resulted in one fatality, 69 injuries, and the collapse of some houses.
It occurred three weeks after a huge earthquake in Turkey and Syria that claimed more than 50,000 lives.
Search and rescue teams have been sent to five buildings, according to Yunus Sezer, chairman of Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), who was speaking at a news conference.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre estimated the magnitude of the earthquake, which shook the region of Malatya in southeast Turkey, to be 5.2. It was 5.6 according to AFAD.
