They were felt by the residents of Lebanon and Palestine.. 3 deaths and hundreds of injuries in two new earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority reported that two earthquakes measuring 6.4 and 5.8 on the Richter scale struck the center of the "Dafna" and "Samandag" regions in Hatay, in the south of the country, yesterday evening, Monday, and extended to northern Syria, while they were felt by the residents of Lebanon and Palestine.

The Turkish Disaster Management Authority added that 32 aftershocks were recorded after the two earthquakes, and added that the residents of the cities of Hatay, Gaziantep, Mersin, Adana, Antalya and Kahramanmaraş felt the earthquake, and citizens of several cities were seen taking to the streets for fear of damage to buildings from the effects of the earthquakes.

While Al-Jazeera correspondent Omar Al-Haj was preparing to appear on the air from the city of Antioch, the new earthquake occurred, as Al-Jazeera camera documented the first moments and the panic of the residents in one of the camps in Antioch, where the victims of the previous earthquake live.

Al-Jazeera's correspondent in Antioch, Omar Al-Hajj, described the scene at the moment of the earthquake, and talked about hearing the sound of building collapses that had been damaged in the first earthquake.

He also talked about a sudden power outage, and said that a state of fear and panic prevailed in the areas surrounding the stricken city, where some residents still live.

For his part, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said that 3 citizens were killed as a result of the earthquakes, and confirmed that search and rescue work is underway in 3 different regions to search for survivors.

In turn, Turkish Health Minister Fakhruddin Koca announced that 294 people had been injured, including 18 in critical condition, as a result of the two earthquakes.

For his part, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay urged citizens not to go to the damaged buildings.

The US Geological Survey published a picture showing the epicenter of the earthquake in Hatay, southern Turkey, and said it struck the area at a depth of 10 kilometers at 8:04 Turkish time.

In Turkey, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Wahid Kreishji, announced that the dams in Hatay state did not suffer any damage after the two new earthquakes.

In the context, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) canceled its previous warning regarding the possibility of sea level rise following the Hatay earthquakes.

Earlier yesterday, AFAD issued a warning to citizens to stay away from the coast as a precaution against the risk of sea level rise following the Hatay earthquakes.

Northern Syria

In northwestern Syria, the Syrian Civil Defense reported that 190 people were injured in the two new earthquakes in Hatay.

He added that most of the injuries occurred due to falling stones or jumping from high buildings and the stampede, and the collapse of two cracked uninhabited buildings and the minaret of a mosque in Jenderes, north of Aleppo, and a number of cracked buildings in Khirbet al-Joz, al-Hamziya, al-Maland, al-Zouf, and Beit Soufan, west of Idlib, without any injuries reported.

The walls and balconies of houses also collapsed in several cities and towns in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib.

On the impact of the earthquake that struck Turkey and northern Syria and the aftershocks on Monday evening, the people in the city of Afrin rushed to the roads and public squares, fearing new aftershocks.

Earlier, Al-Jazeera correspondent in Syria reported that an aid convoy provided by the Qatari Red Crescent entered through the Bab Al-Salama border crossing to the countryside of Aleppo, northern Syria.

He added that the convoy consisted of 5 trucks carrying tents and food aid for those affected by the earthquake in northwestern Syria.

On the other hand, the Bab al-Hawa border crossing administration with Turkey reported that more than 1,700 Syrian families returned to Syria after the earthquake.

Lebanon and Palestine

On Monday evening, residents of Lebanon and Palestine felt an earthquake measuring 6.5 degrees on the Richter scale, according to official agencies.

According to the official Lebanese news agency, the residents of the regions of Tripoli, Beddawi, Wadi al-Nahla and al-Jiwar felt a very strong earthquake.

She stated that the streets of these areas are witnessing a state of fear and panic, and the high-rise buildings have been evacuated from their residents.

Anatolia correspondents in Palestine reported that residents of the West Bank and Gaza Strip felt a strong earthquake, but no damage was reported as a result.

The Jordanian Seismological Observatory (governmental) said - in a statement - that citizens in the capital, Amman, and the north of the country felt the tremor that resulted from the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

And the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research in Egypt (official) announced - in a statement - that the stations of the national earthquake monitoring network affiliated with the institute recorded an earthquake 552 km north of the city of Rafah, with a magnitude of 6.43 degrees.

On February 6, an earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria with a magnitude of 7.7, followed by another hours later with a magnitude of 7.6, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks, killing tens of thousands of people in the two countries, in addition to massive material damage.