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On October 4, five shallow earthquakes shook southern Turkey, with tremors also felt in northern Syria but causing no reported injuries or damage. The quakes occurred in two waves: three during early afternoon and two more in the evening. Four of these quakes were centered in the Saimbeyli district of Adana province, measuring 4.8, 4.9, 4.4, and 4.3 magnitudes respectively at different times throughout the day. Another quake with a magnitude of 5.2 struck the Sumbas district, located about 80km further south. The Turkish AFAD disaster relief agency reported that these quakes caused "no adverse situation," despite being in proximity to the epicenter of two major earthquakes in February 2023 which resulted in over 59,000 fatalities across Turkey and Syria combined.

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Three of them occurred during the early afternoon, with two more during the evening, Turkey’s AFAD disaster relief agency said on X, saying they caused “no adverse situation”. The area is about 150km from the epicentre of two massive earthquakes in February 2023 that killed at least 53,000 people in Turkey and around 6,000 in Syria. Four of them shook the Saimbeyli district in Adana province: a 4.8 magnitude quake at 2.19pm, one measuring 4.9 at 2.36pm, a third of 4.4 at 7pm and a fourth of 4.3 magnitude at 8.28pm, AFAD said.

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Five quakes rattle south Turkey, no injuries reported ISTANBUL - Five shallow quakes rattled southern Turkey on Oct 4 with the tremors also felt in northern Syria, but caused no injuries or damage, the authorities on both sides said. asserted

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Three of them occurred during the early afternoon, with two more during the evening, Turkey’s AFAD disaster relief agency said on X, saying they caused “no adverse situation”. The area is about 150km from the epicentre of two massive earthquakes in February 2023 that killed at least 53,000 people in Turkey and around 6,000 in Syria. Four of them shook the Saimbeyli district in Adana province: a 4.8 magnitude quake at 2.19pm, one measuring 4.9 at 2.36pm, a third of 4.4 at 7pm and a fourth of 4.3 magnitude at 8.28pm, AFAD said. asserted

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In a statement on Telegram, Syria’s national earthquake centre said all five quakes had been felt in parts of northern Syria, without mentioning any injuries or damage. asserted

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Turkey is crisscrossed by several geological fault lines that have previously caused catastrophes in the country. asserted

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