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This was stated by the Minister of the Interior in Turkey, Suleyman Soylu, late on Monday. There have so far been no reports of deaths or injuries in Syria. The reports about the earthquake came just after 18:00, Norwegian time. The earthquake was about two kilometers deep and had its epicenter in the town of Defne in the Turkish Hatay province, which borders Syria. In the hours that followed, a number of aftershocks were recorded. In the Turkish city of Antakya, several buildings are said to have been damaged, eyewitnesses say, according to Reuters. Rescuers search a damaged building after Monday’s earthquake. Photo: YASIN AKGUL \/ AFP Don’t you dare sleep at home – I was at my daughter’s house when we were hit by the earthquake, says Nuran S\u00f6nmez to news. She says that her daughter was about to put her children, aged four and eight, to bed when the earthquake struck. – We live on the third floor and had to take both children with us and run down from our apartment, says S\u00f6nmez. – Both children were very frightened. They shouted grandfather save us please. Nuran S\u00f6nmez with his grandchildren in the car after another earthquake in Turkey. Photo: Privat S\u00f6nmez is located in Iskenderun in Hatay province. She tells news that the whole neighborhood ran out into the streets, and that they have now come to a quieter place. – We don’t dare to sleep at home tonight. Everyone sleeps in their cars here, says S\u00f6nmez. – We were used to the aftershocks after the earthquake disaster, but today’s quake was very powerful. – Thought the ground would open A local resident tells Reuters that she was in a tent in a park in Antakya when the earthquake hit the city. – I thought the ground was going to open up under my feet, she says, holding her 7-year-old son, reports the news agency. Eyewitnesses said that representatives of the authorities were running around looking for injured people in the city. There was an influx of panic in the devastated city, which was badly hit by the great earthquake on 6 February. The Seismological Center for Europe and the Mediterranean (EMSC) reports that this evening’s earthquake had a magnitude of 6.4. It was first reported that the quake had a magnitude of 6.3. Photo: CLODAGH KILCOYNE \/ Reuters – Caught each other The news agency AFP has spoken to another resident of Antakya who says that he was out looking for the bodies of his family when the earthquake struck. – You don’t know what to do… we grabbed each other and right in front of us the walls started to fall. It felt like the earth opened up to swallow us. Correspondent for CNN Turkey, Buse Devire, describes it as a large earthquake in a report on CNN. – It was an incredibly large earthquake. This was not an earthquake similar to the aftershocks. Buildings that used to stand collapsed this time, he says. Around 19:30 (Norwegian time), the mayor of Hatay province, Lutfu Savas, stated that there were reports of people trapped under the ruins. Here, the earthquake is captured on live TV. – Ambulances are driving around and searching. Also in the Syrian provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, buildings have collapsed and many people have been injured. Senior adviser Olav Andreas Saltbone’s Red Cross left Aleppo earlier on Monday, but has been in contact with the aid organisation’s partners in the city where around 5 million people live. – People are scared and stay out in the streets for fear of new earthquakes, he tells NTB on the phone from Damascus. – Ambulances drive around looking for injured people, and the cityscape is characterized by the sound of sirens, he says. Abed Al-Razzaq Sawas tells news that he does not dare to sleep at home tonight. Photo: Private – Collected everything I could According to witnesses the news agencies have spoken to, the quake could also be felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. – When I felt the earthquake, I collected everything I could of my things and ran outside. Abed Al-Razzaq Sawas tells news. He lives in the city of Gaziantep in Turkey, which is slightly outside the epicenter. He says that he was met with streets full of people when he ran out of his apartment. Families who had already packed their bags ready to run out in case of new earthquakes. – I most likely won’t sleep at home today, either I’ll sleep somewhere outside or I’ll sleep in my car, says Abdulrazzaq. DAMAGE: This photo from Antakya was taken on Sunday, February 19. Photo: SAMEER AL-DOUMY \/ AFP Several aftershocks Antakya, the capital of Hatay province, was hit hard by the strong tremors two weeks ago. Large parts of the city lie in ruins, and at the weekend the local authorities stated that at least 80 percent of the buildings in the city are either destroyed or have such extensive damage that they must be demolished. Mayor Lutfu Savas of Hatay also recently stated that around 21,000 people died in the earthquakes in the province. On the night of 6 February, south-eastern Turkey and north-western Syria were hit by the powerful earthquake, which was measured at 7.8 in strength. Since then, over 2,000 aftershocks have been registered. Last Saturday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 hit central Turkey. The death toll from the earthquake disaster has passed 46,000. Of those, over 41,000 people have been found dead in Turkey, according to the Turkish authorities. This was stated by the Minister of the Interior in Turkey, Suleyman Soylu, late on Monday. There have so far been no reports of deaths or injuries in Syria. The reports about the earthquake came just after 18:00, Norwegian time. 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