Turkey shook because of the earthquake

An earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey on Wednesday (February 21). Local officials said that many people panicked and fled to the street, some buildings were slightly damaged. There have been no reports of casualties.

The Kandilli Observatory in Istanbul, said the magnitude of the measured earthquake was about 5.9 percent, with the epicenter in the town of Sivrice in the State of Elazig. The report of the US Geological Survey Center said that the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.7 magnitude.

"The earthquake has frightened many people, and it also spilled a house in Kayapinar village, slightly damaged a primary and post office in Sivrice town", Governor of Elazig State - Muammer Musmul said. know. Parents of students in the area rushed to school to pick up their children. Authorities temporarily closed schools in Sivrice and Maden after the earthquake struck.

According to CNN TV, Turkish military and police are currently trying to find ways to reach distant mountain villages while a paramilitary helicopter has flown there to observe the situation.

Seismologists warned about aftershocks of the earthquake. Some people are still very scared when entering the buildings. On February 9, the area once shook because of an earthquake of magnitude 5.3. More than 20 people were injured in that earthquake.

Earthquakes often occur in Turkey because this country lies on the top of the North Anatolian rift. In 1999, two intense earthquakes destroyed and killed 18,000 people in northwestern Turkey.
In 1995, 177 people were killed in the 6.4-magnitude quake in the southeastern province of Bingol. Also in Bingol province, in 2003, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake collapsed a school, killing 83 students.

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