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title: "A new 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Turkey"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/3829/a-new-7-7-magnitude-earthquake-struck-central-turkey
published: 2023-02-06T11:01:09Z
language: en
author: "Ecaterina Arvintii"
section: "International"
source: moldova1.md
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# A new 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Turkey

> A new earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 degrees on the Richter scale occurred in Turkey on Monday, at 1:25 p.m. local time, CNN Turk reports. The earthquake was felt in many cities in Turkey.

A new earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 degrees on the Richter scale occurred in Turkey on Monday, at 1:25 p.m. local time, CNN Turk reports. The earthquake was felt in many cities in Turkey.

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According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center, the magnitude was 7.7. USGS estimates the magnitude at 7.5.

The  earthquake occurred at a depth of 2 kilometers, 67 km NNE of Kahramanmaraș and 7 km SSE of Elbistan.

According to Al Jazeera, quoted by RBC, the earthquake was also felt in the Syrian capital Damascus, Latakia province.