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Strong earthquake hits Turkey

  • Writer: Kyle Sooley-Brookings
    Kyle Sooley-Brookings
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A magnitude 6.2 has hit Turkey.


The earthquake occurred at 12:49 p.m. 21.3 km southeast of Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey. It was at a depth of 10 km.


The earthquake was not too far from Istanbul, a city of 15.7 million people. Buildings were swaying from the earthquake.


The earthquake was also felt in Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania.


So far, there are no reports of injuries.

 
 
 
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