Another earthquake of magnitude 6.4 strikes Turkey, three dead many trapped

Three people died after an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Turkey's southeast near the border with Syria on Monday.

Officials said over 213 people were injured in the incident and five are believed to have been trapped under three buildings which collapsed in the quake.

Search and rescue efforts were underway, said Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu.

He added that the three deaths occurred in Antakya, Defne, and Samandag and urged people not to enter potentially dangerous buildings.

The quake also caused the collapse of multiple buildings, which were already weakened by the magnitude 7.8 quake that hit on February 6.

Monday's tremors happened in the town of Defne, in Turkey's Hatay province, which was one the worst-hit regions in the last quake.

This was followed by another second quake of magnitude 5.8 and the tremors were felt in Syria, Jordan, Cyprus, Israel and even Egypt.

In the Turkish city of Adana, eyewitnesses said people rushed out of their homes to the streets, carrying blankets into their cars.

The Syrian American Medical Society, which runs hospitals in northern Syria, said it had treated several patients including a 7-year-old boy who suffered heart attacks brought on by fear following the new quake.