A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the Turkey-Syria border two weeks after a massive quake in the region left more than 40,000 people dead, the US Geological Survey has said.

The earthquake has hit Turkey’s Hatay province which was devastated by a huge tremor in the disaster earlier this month.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has said the powerful earthquake has struck at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles).

Two Reuters witnesses reported a strong quake and further damage to buildings in central Antakya, the capital of Hatay province.

The earthquakes earlier this month caused tens of thousands of deaths and destroyed buildings and infrastructure.