5.6 magnitude earthquake in Adana

2023-07-25 10:38:19


	 

	ADANA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 occurred in Adana.

	 

	An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 occurred at 08:44 in the Kozan district of Adana. According to the information announced by the Kandilli Observatory, the earthquake that occurred at a depth of 3.7 kilometers was also felt in the surrounding cities.

	  

	The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) announced the magnitude of the earthquake as 5.5.

	 

	While the earthquake caused panic in the city center and districts, citizens took to the streets from their homes and workplaces with the earthquake.

	 

	ROAD CLOSED TO TRANSPORT

	 

	While rock fragments fell on the road from the mountainous area of Uğurlubağ District of Feke district due to the earthquake, the highway connecting Uğurlubağ District to Kozan district was closed to transportation. In Kozan, the walls of 2 unused old buildings were demolished, while a workplace was damaged. A rock that fell from the mountain fell on a house in the Kabaktepe District of Kozan district. It was reported that no one was in the damaged house.

	 

	It is being investigated whether there is any damage to the buildings that received heavy and moderate damage in the February 6 earthquake in Adana.