Armenpress: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Turkey-Syria border region

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YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 20, ARMENPRESS. A new earthquake occurred on the border between Turkey and Syria, ARMENPRESS reports, citing RIA Novosti, European seismologists reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.3.

The underground tremors were registered at 21:04 Yerevan time, 9 km from the city of Antakya in Turkey and 75 km from Syrian Latakia. The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 2 km. The tremors were also felt in Lebanon, Israel and Cyprus.