Two new earthquakes shook Türkiye’s Hatay province near the Syrian border, just two weeks after another pair of major earthquakes in the area, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said Monday.

At least six people were killed and 294 others wounded after another earthquake jolted Türkiye’s southern Hatay province on Monday evening,

According to AFAD, the epicentre of the first earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.4 was the Defne district.

It took place at around 8:04pm local time, at a depth of 16.7 kilometres, AFAD said.

Another earthquake measuring 5.8 centred in the Samandağ district in Türkiye’s Hatay province shook the area at a depth of 7 kilometres just three minutes after the magnitude 6.4 quake.

Six people, in the Samandağ, Defne and Antakya districts, have been confirmed dead and 294 others were injured after the new quakes, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said.

The earthquakes were also felt in 10 other provinces, which were significantly impacted by the two major earthquakes a fortnight ago, and footage showed people panicking on the streets.

The earthquakes were also felt in Cyprus, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine and Jordan.

Eyewitnesses in the area noted that some buildings damaged in the two major earthquakes two weeks ago have been destroyed, as authorities were dispatched to check up on people, whose lives are already devastated by the previous disasters.

Vice President Fuat Oktay also said authorities were scanning the area, as he urged all citizens to stay away from damaged buildings.

3.9 and 4.5 magnitude aftershocks also took place shortly after the new earthquakes in Hatay, reports said.