Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes Southeastern Turkey
Faizan Hashmi Published April 24, 2018 | 01:56 PM
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Samsat district in Turkey's southeastern Adiyaman province early Tuesday, injuring 19 people, according to a regional governor.
ADIYAMAN, TURKEY, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Apr, 2018 ) :A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Samsat district in Turkey's southeastern Adiyaman province early Tuesday, injuring 19 people, according to a regional governor.
The Turkish Prime Ministry's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the quake struck at 3.34 a.m. (0034 GMT) at a depth of 7 kilometers (4 miles). Speaking at a news conference ahead of his visit to Spain's capital Madrid on Tuesday, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said no deaths had been reported so far in the district.
Adiyaman Governor Nurullah Naci Kalkanci, who inspected damaged properties, told reporters that no one was badly hurt in the earthquake, but confirmed that there were reports of 19 people suffering minor injuries while escaping the tremor.
Kalkanci said they would immediately distribute tents to those affected by the quake. Samsat District Governor Sedat Sezik earlier told Anadolu Agency there were no immediate reports of major damage from the earthquake, adding that at least 13 people were reported injured after the quake.
Sezik said earlier the earthquake was felt in nearby cities -- Sanliurfa, Gaziantep, and Diyarbakir -- while some buildings in surrounding villages and districts were damaged. He added that search-and-rescue activities had begun in the province as AFAD teams reached the quake site.
The district governor also said eight aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 1.4 to 2.7 were experienced within an hour. Public schools will remain closed Tuesday due to the earthquake, the district governor's office said.
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