Second earthquake of 7.5 magnitude rattles Turkey

This is hours after an equally strong earthquake hit the country and Syria today morning, killing over 1,400 people

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey Monday afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, hours after an earlier quake killed more than 1,200 people in the region.

The shallow quake hit at 1:24 pm (1024 GMT) four kilometres (2.5 miles) south-southeast of the town of Ekinozu.