Search and rescue efforts have been completed following another pair of earthquakes in southeastern Türkiye centered in the Defne and Samandağ districts of Hatay late Monday night, Feb. 20, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said on Tuesday.

Two new earthquakes shook Türkiye’s Hatay province near the Syrian border, just two weeks after a pair of major earthquakes in the area occurred on Feb. 6.

According to AFAD, the epicenter of the first earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.4 took place at the Defne district.

Another 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in the Samandağ district in Türkiye’s Hatay province shook the area at a depth of 7 kilometers just three minutes after the first earthquake.

Six people, in the Samandağ, Defne, Gazi and Antakya districts, have been confirmed dead and 294 others were injured after the new quakes, according to media outlets.

AFAD stated that almost 90 aftershocks occurred in the Defne district of Hatay.

Around 6,000 tents were sent to the quake-hit region on Tuesday, and the tent shipment will continue throughout the day by air and land, AFAD stated.