6.0 Magniture Earthquake hits Turkey

deanhills

deanhills

Mar 2009
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Yet another earthquake, this time in eastern parts of Turkey 6.0 magnitude. 17 people are reported to have been killed.
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The quake affected villages near the town of Kovancilar, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques, officials and media reports said. The worst-hit area was the village of Okcular where some 17 people were reported killed and homes crumbled into piles of dirt.

The government's crisis center said around 100 people were also injured in the quake, which occurred at 4:32 a.m. (0232 GMT, 9 p.m. EST Sunday) in Elazig province, about 550 kilometers (340 miles) east of Ankara, the capital.

It caught many people in their sleep. It was centered near the village of Basyurt, and was followed by more than 30 aftershocks, the strongest measuring 5.5, the Kandilli seismology center said.
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Source: YahooNews!
 
Dirk

Dirk

Apr 2009
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Disunited Queendom
This scared the crap out of me, at first. Fortunately for me, it was quite far East. My friend has family in Konya. My solidarity with the people hit, of course.
 
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