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Strong earthquake hits eastern Turkey |
January 27, 2003
Associated Press
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Written by Selcan Hacaoglu
Posted by HW on March 29, 2024
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One killed A strong earthquake shook a mountainous area of eastern Turkey on Monday, damaging houses and killing at least one person, officials said. At least six people were reported injured after jumping out of windows in panic.
6.5 The magnitude 6.5 quake had its epicenter near the town of Pulumur in the eastern province of Tunceli, the Istanbul-based Kandilli seismology center said. It was felt in the nearby provinces of Erzincan, Erzurum and Sivas. |
A 65-year-old woman was killed after a barn collapsed in her village of Saglamtas, near Pulumur, local official Ali Ada said.
Not much people Tunceli province, about 480 miles east of the capital Ankara, is not heavily populated. |
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