Southern Turkey was shaken by a second powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale at 1:24 p.m. local time on Feb. 6.
According to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the earthquake’s epicenter was in the Elbistan district of southern Kahramanmaras Province at a depth of 4.3 miles.
“We had a second earthquake just over half an hour ago,” Abdulkadir Aytac, a 52-year-old baker in the Elbistan district, told The Epoch Times.
“There are many collapsed buildings in the area and those that are still standing are in bad shape,” he added. “More buildings will definitely come down if there’s an aftershock.”…