Magnitude-5.9 earthquake rattles Turkey
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
A moderate earthquake shook western Turkey early on Friday, causing slight damage to several buildings and resulting in 15 casualties from the ensuing panic, the local governor said.
The Kandilli earthquake observation center said the tremor at 12:40 a.m. measured 5.9 on the Richter scale and its epicenter was in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Seferihisar in Izmir province.
Izmir Gov. Oguz Kagan Köksal told the CNN Turk television channel that 15 people had been taken to hospital as a result of heart attacks or jumping from buildings during the quake.
posted by Fergie @ 10/20/2005 07:50:00 PM
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