At least two people were killed after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Türkiye’s eastern Malatya province on Monday, weeks after two massive tremors shook the region, according to the country’s disaster management agency AFAD.

The head of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) Yunus Sezer told reporters on Monday that around 140 others were also injured in the latest quake.

He said 32 people were rescued from the debris, while search and rescue efforts are underway in two buildings.

Some 29 buildings were destroyed in the earthquake and 657 people took part in the search and rescue efforts, he added.

The earthquake occurred at 12.04 p.m. local time (0904GMT) and was centred 6.96 kilometres (4.32 miles) below the surface in the district of Yesilyurt.

The earthquake was also felt in neighbouring Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, Adıyaman, and Sanlıurfa provinces.

The disaster management agency warned citizens against entering damaged structures and called on them to stay away from risky buildings in the region.

Meanwhile a second earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale was recorded in Malatya’s Yeşilyurt district.