BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 4. An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 rocked the Celikhan district of the Turkish Adiyaman province, Trend reports citing the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD).
The earthquake that occurred at a depth of nearly seven kilometers was registered at 08:27 (GMT+3).
Meanwhile, Türkiye has been suffering the whole of February 2023 from earthquakes and aftershocks.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023. The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven kilometers in the Pazarcik region of Kahramanmaras Province. The provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, and Kahramanmaras were subjected to severe destruction.
As a result of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, strong tremors were also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyprus.
On February 21, 6.4-magnitude and 5.4-magnitude tremors were felt in the Turkish Hatay province, which had already been damaged by the deadly earthquake of Feb. 6. The earthquakes caused heavy destruction and personal injuries.