A NEW 6.4 magnitude earthquake killed at least six people and injured hundreds more on Monday in parts of Turkey and Syria already laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed tens of thousands, authorities said. 

The latest earthquake, which saw scores of already damaged buildings collapse, was centred in the town of Defne, in Turkey’s Hatay province, one of the worst-hit regions in the magnitude 7.8 quake that struck on February 6. 

The shock from the quake was felt as far away as Syria, Jordan, Cyprus, Israel and Egypt, and was followed by a second, magnitude 5.8 tremor.