Turkish authorities say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 5.8 tremor, struck the Antakya region around 8 p.m. local time Monday. The quake was also felt in Syria.
, also shook Syria, where a rescue group reported injuries from falling debris, and Lebanon.
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said at least six were trapped when several buildings collapsed Monday. He said those killed were from the cities of Antakya, Defne and Samandag. Turkish public broadcaster TRT broadcast live footage of rescue crews operating at a collapsed building in the city of Antakya, one of the worst-hit cities in the Feb. 6 earthquake. It said residents were recovering belongings from their building — damaged in the Feb. 6 earthquake — when it collapsed after the ground shook again on Monday."Don't enter damaged buildings," Oktay warned in a televised statement."Think about your relatives, your loved ones, your spouses.
The quake was felt in Gaziantep, about 100 miles from Antakya. City squares were filled with families who rushed out of their homes. At a Gaziantep baklava restaurant, patrons on the second floor calmly walked outside and a chandelier swung lightly. A waiter's family escaped their home and brought blankets into the restaurant to sleep there.
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