Istanbul / NINA / – Several earthquakes of varying strength hit several areas in the south and southeast of Turkey this morning.

The Turkish Emergency Management Department (AFAD) said in a statement that an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck the state of Adi Yaman, in the southeast of the country, at 8:27 am today local time, with its center in Celikhan district in the state, and it was at a depth of 7 kilometers.

Another quake of 4 degrees, at 06:03 am today, struck the city of Antakya in Hatay state, in southern Turkey, at a depth of 7.23 kilometers.

A third quake of 4.1 degrees struck at dawn today, the Tofan Bailey district in the state of Adana, in the south of the country, and it was at a depth of 7 kilometers.

In its statement, the Turkish Disaster Management Department did not mention any information about casualties or material losses./ End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency