4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey's Kahramanmaraş

File photo of a previous earthquake in Kahramanmaraş

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck the district of Oneki Shabat in the province of Kahramanmaraş, southern Turkey.

According to the Turkish "Anatolia" agency, the earthquake occurred at 12:40 (+3 GMT) at a depth of 7.52 km.

There was no immediate information on loss of life or property.

On February 6, a double earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, the first with a magnitude of 7.7 and the second with a magnitude of 7.6, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks, leaving significant loss of life and property in both countries.