An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck Kayseri in central Turkey, today, Friday.
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, AFAD, stated that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 kilometers below the surface of the earth, and its epicenter was in the “Hajilar” area in Kayseri, according to the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
There were no reports of injuries or material damage in the area.
It is noteworthy that a double earthquake hit, on the sixth of last February, southern Turkey and northern Syria, the first measuring 7.7 degrees and the second 7.6 degrees, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks.
The two earthquakes caused the deaths of 46,104 people, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
According to the Turkish government, more than 173,000 buildings have collapsed or been damaged as a result of the earthquakes.
In all, about 20 million people have been affected in Turkey, while the United Nations estimates the number of affected people in Syria at about 8.8 million.
5,900 deaths were reported recently in Syria.
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