2020/08/04 13:22
Tremors from an earthquake with a 5.2 magnitude shuddered the eastern province of Malatya in Turkey on Aug. 4, according to the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
The quake, with its epicenter in the Pütürge district of Malatya, struck at about 12.37 p.m. local time, AFAD said, adding that it occurred at a depth of 8.16 kilometers (around 5 miles).
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on Twitter that no damage had been reported so far from the provincial governor’s office.
Citing field researches conducted by AFAD, police and gendarmerie teams, as well as based on information received from local authorities, the provincial governor’s office said in a statement that no casualties were reported.
The respective authorities started to work on damage assessment of buildings, it added.
The statement also urged those people, whose properties were damaged, not to return to their homes until the damage assessment work is completed, adding that this is “very important in terms of life safety of citizens” due to the aftershocks in the region.＜5.2 magnitude earthquake shudders eastern Turkey – Turkey News より一部引用＞
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/5-2-magnitude-earthquake-shudders-eastern-turkey-157122
2020/08/04 19:35
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook southeast Turkey’s Malatya province on Tuesday, the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute said.
It said that the quake struck at a depth of about 5 kilometres. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said the quake was magnitude 5.2.
The mayor of Puturge, at the epicentre of the quake, told broadcaster CNNTurk it had caused some damage, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.＜Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits southeast Turkey – observatory – Reuters より一部引用＞
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-quake/magnitude-57-earthquake-hits-southeast-turkey-observatory-idUKKCN2501CI
2020/08/04
USGSによると日本時間２０２０年０８月０４日１８：３７にトルコでＭ５・５の地震が発生した。
今回の震源周辺では日本時間２０２０年０６月０６日にトルコでＭ５・２の地震が今回の震源からは約３ｋｍ離れた場所で起きていた。＜2020年08月04日トルコでM5.5のM6クラス地震、01月24日のM6.7震源近く – 地震NEWS より一部引用＞
https://jishin-news.com/archives/19567
#BREAKING – 5.7-5.5 magnitude #earthquake in eastern #Turkey pic.twitter.com/kOW6r5JhJQ
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