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| Turkey earthquake: Magnitude 6.3 seismic shock strikes western coast and large Greek island | |
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| A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 has struck near the coast of western Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, a European earthquake monitor said. | A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 has struck near the coast of western Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, a European earthquake monitor said. |
| The epicentre of the quake was located some 84 km (52 miles) northwest of the Aegean coastal province of Izmir, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on its website. | The epicentre of the quake was located some 84 km (52 miles) northwest of the Aegean coastal province of Izmir, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on its website. |
| The Greek island of Lesbos has also been rattled. | The Greek island of Lesbos has also been rattled. |
| It wasn't immediately clear if the quake caused any major damage in Turkey or Greece. Earthquakes are common in both countries. | It wasn't immediately clear if the quake caused any major damage in Turkey or Greece. Earthquakes are common in both countries. |
| Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management said that the earthquake was in the Aegean Sea at a depth of seven kilometers (more than four miles) and hit at 3:28 p.m. (1228 GMT). | Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management said that the earthquake was in the Aegean Sea at a depth of seven kilometers (more than four miles) and hit at 3:28 p.m. (1228 GMT). |
| Tremors were also felt in densely-populated Istanbul and in the western Turkish provinces of Izmir. | Tremors were also felt in densely-populated Istanbul and in the western Turkish provinces of Izmir. |
| Private Dogan news agency showed residents in western Turkey leaving buildings. | Private Dogan news agency showed residents in western Turkey leaving buildings. |
| State-run radio in Greece said hundreds of residents left buildings and waited out in the street in Lesbos' capital, Mytilene. | State-run radio in Greece said hundreds of residents left buildings and waited out in the street in Lesbos' capital, Mytilene. |
| Major geological fault lines cross Turkey and small earthquakes are almost a daily occurrence. | Major geological fault lines cross Turkey and small earthquakes are almost a daily occurrence. |
| More than 600 people died in October 2011 in the eastern province of Van after a quake of 7.2 magnitude and powerful aftershocks. | More than 600 people died in October 2011 in the eastern province of Van after a quake of 7.2 magnitude and powerful aftershocks. |
| In 1999, two massive earthquakes killed about 20,000 people in the densely populated northwest. | In 1999, two massive earthquakes killed about 20,000 people in the densely populated northwest. |
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