Reuters: 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits eastern Türkiye

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/10/16

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported that a <strong>6.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey</strong> on Wednesday. The center said <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D... earthquake</a> occurred at a depth of 9 kilometers below the Earth&#39;s surface.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> So far, there have been no reports of damage or casualties from the earthquake. However, the Turkish Anadolu Agency reported that the earthquake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale and that it struck the southern Turkish province of Malatya.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> For its part, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority confirmed that the earthquake, which measured 5.9 on the Richter scale, struck the Malatya region, and was also felt by residents in Diyarbakir.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D... Observatory - Arab Weather</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84... the World | Do earthquakes affect the weather and what is the relationship between climate change and that?</a></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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