The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reports that a 5.5 magnitude earthquake has struck central Turkey.
According to the earthquake monitoring centre, the quake struck the Anatolian Turkish province of Nigde barely over two weeks after deadly earthquakes in the area claimed the lives of more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
According to EMSC, the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).
Saturday’s earthquake had a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), the EMSC said, and hit the Bor district in the Niğde province- just 200 miles away from the initial 7.8 quake on February 6.
The disaster comes at a time when both Turkey and Syria had started work to reconstruct homes for the millions of people displaced by the quakes.
No casualties have been reported so far.
Vice President Fuat Oktay said response teams are currently on the ground to assess any damage.
‘There is no negative situation at the moment. May God protect our country and our nation from all kinds of disasters,’ he said on Twitter.
On Monday, the region was once again struck by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake which hit parts of Turkey and Syria already laid to waste by the massive tremors which occurred two weeks prior.
Officials confirmed that three people died in Monday’s tremor after more buildings collapsed, trapping occupants, and several people were injured in both countries.
Nearly 240,000 rescue workers, including volunteers, continue to work in the 11 quake-hit provinces in Turkey.
Some of the areas affected by the quakes were reported to be difficult to access at first, but recovery efforts continue and casualty numbers are rising alongside them.