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Powerful earthquake hits Turkey: Tremors felt in Armenia
ARMRADIO.AM
23.10.2011 17:30
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 shook eastern Turkey
Sunday where at least two buildings collapsed in the city of Van, near
the Iranian border.
The quake struck the region at 1:41 p.m. local time. The quake was
upgraded from a 6.6 to 7.2 magnitude. Its depth was considered shallow
at 4.5 miles.
Aftershocks continued after the initial quake.
Tremors were felt throughout eastern Turkey and as far away as
Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq and Syria. The US Geological Survey
estimated that more than 19.1 million people may have felt the
earthquake.
Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that the earthquake
measured 3-5 in Armenia.
ARMRADIO.AM
23.10.2011 17:30
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 shook eastern Turkey
Sunday where at least two buildings collapsed in the city of Van, near
the Iranian border.
The quake struck the region at 1:41 p.m. local time. The quake was
upgraded from a 6.6 to 7.2 magnitude. Its depth was considered shallow
at 4.5 miles.
Aftershocks continued after the initial quake.
Tremors were felt throughout eastern Turkey and as far away as
Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq and Syria. The US Geological Survey
estimated that more than 19.1 million people may have felt the
earthquake.
Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that the earthquake
measured 3-5 in Armenia.