east anatolian fault

Temblor flattens Turkish towns

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck eastern Turkey at 4:32 a.m. local time Monday. The quake was centered in Elazig province about 625 kilometers east of Turkey’s capital, Ankara. The earthquake toppled buildings, flattened homes, injured at least 100 people and killed 57, according to the Associated Press.

08 Mar 2010

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - east anatolian fault