Sharjah24 - AFP: After the earthquake on February 6 that left almost 45,000 people dead in both countries, three people were killed and new terror was sparked when a 6.4-magnitude quake shook northern Syria and the southern Turkish province of Hatay on Monday.
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said three people were killed and 213 were taken to hospital, while in Syria White Helmets said more than 130 people were injured and that some already damaged buildings had collapsed.
Monday's quake hit the Turkish town of Defne at 8:04 pm (1704 GMT) and was strongly felt by teams in Antakya city. It was also felt in Lebanon.
Turkey's disaster management agency said on Twitter another 5.8-magnitude quake followed three minutes later and its epicentre was Samandag district in Hatay.
The agency recorded two more tremors of 5.2 magnitude around 20 minutes after the first on Monday.
Images from DHA news agency showed a hospital in Antakya being evacuated, while broadcaster NTV reported another hospital was evacuated in the city of Iskenderun.
DHA said patients in an intensive care unit were taken by ambulance to field hospitals to continue their treatment.
Soylu said rescue workers were trying to find people trapped under rubble.
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