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Eastern Turkey Struck by Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey, Killing 14
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ISTANBUL — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook eastern Turkey on Friday, causing some buildings to collapse and killing at least six people, the authorities said. ISTANBUL — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 shook eastern Turkey on Friday night, killing at least 14 people, injuring hundreds and causing tremors in three neighboring countries, the authorities said.
The earthquake struck at 8:55 p.m. local time in eastern Elazig province, Suleyman Soylu, Turkey’s interior minister, told the Turkish news media. At least three people were killed in Elazig province and three in the nearby province of Malatya, southwest of the epicenter, where the earthquake was also felt. The earthquake struck just before 9 p.m. in eastern Elazig province, Suleyman Soylu, Turkey’s interior minister, told reporters. At least 225 people were injured in Elazig and another 45 people were hurt in the nearby province of Malatya, southwest of the epicenter, provincial officials said.
Mr. Soylu told NTV television that rescue workers were trying to reach survivors after a four-story building collapsed in the town of Maden. One person was rescued from the rubble there, he said. Four or five buildings collapsed in Sivrice, where two people were hurt, he said.Mr. Soylu told NTV television that rescue workers were trying to reach survivors after a four-story building collapsed in the town of Maden. One person was rescued from the rubble there, he said. Four or five buildings collapsed in Sivrice, where two people were hurt, he said.
“We are hoping we will not have more casualties,” Mr. Soylu said, according to the Anadolu news agency.“We are hoping we will not have more casualties,” Mr. Soylu said, according to the Anadolu news agency.
The defense minister, Hulusi Akar, told reporters that there were no reports of any casualties in Sivrice, a town of about 4,000 people near the site of the earthquake, according to The Associated Press, but he said the quake may have caused casualties in rural areas outside the town. Troops were on standby to help if needed, he said. The defense minister, Hulusi Akar, told reporters that there were no reports of casualties in Sivrice, a town of about 4,000 people near the site of the earthquake, according to The Associated Press, but he said the quake may have caused deaths or injuries in rural areas outside the town. Troops were on standby to help, he said.
The Kandilli seismology center in Istanbul said the quake measured 6.5, The A.P. reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 and was also felt in Syria, Georgia and Armenia.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 and was also felt in Syria, Georgia and Armenia.
Village chiefs, or mukhtars, in the area of Turkey affected by the earthquake reported extensive damage in interviews with the news media and said people could be left homeless. Temperatures in the region were expected to drop to about 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 12 degrees Celsius) overnight, according to the Turkish State Meteorological Service. Village chiefs, or mukhtars, in the area of Turkey affected by the earthquake reported extensive damage in interviews with news media and said people could be left homeless. Temperatures in the region were expected to drop to about 10 degrees overnight, according to the Turkish State Meteorological Service.
In March 2010, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck 61 miles from the town of Elazig, killing 51 people. One village was largely destroyed and four others were heavily damaged. A second quake with a 5.6 magnitude subsequently hit the same area, among scores of aftershocks.In March 2010, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck 61 miles from the town of Elazig, killing 51 people. One village was largely destroyed and four others were heavily damaged. A second quake with a 5.6 magnitude subsequently hit the same area, among scores of aftershocks.
In western Turkey in 1999, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the city of Izmit killed more than 17,000 people.In western Turkey in 1999, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the city of Izmit killed more than 17,000 people.