Concern after a series of earthquakes struck Türkiye

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/04/20

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">Weather of Arabia - The Turkish authorities reported that a series of earthquakes had occurred in central Turkey, with the intensity of the strongest tremor reaching <strong>5.6 degrees.</strong> Fortunately, no human losses were recorded as a result of these tremors, but they caused some material damage, which prompted the authorities to raise the state of alert in the region, Residents felt at least <strong>three tremors</strong> late in the day and early in the evening in the Tokat region, which is located between the shores of the Black Sea and northern Anatolia.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> One of these tremors, measuring <strong>5.6 degrees</strong> , injured a person and caused material damage, according to Health Minister Fakhruddin Koca, who confirmed that ambulances and rescue vehicles were sent to the site immediately. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/%D9%82%D9%84%D9%82%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF%20%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A9%20%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%AA%20%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 450px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Earthquakes hit central Türkiye</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Local news agency AHI reported that there were five injured among residents who panicked while trying to flee their homes. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya expressed his follow-up of the situation, as he went to the site of the accident, the governor of Tokat, and was accompanied by a delegation from the Turkish government relief agency &quot;AFAD.&quot;</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to AFAD, the epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of <strong>5.25 kilometers below the Earth&#39;s surface.</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that on February 6, 2023, large areas in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria witnessed a devastating earthquake that killed about 60,000 people in the two countries.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Read also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%... | Watch... After the low roar, a giant lake is formed</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%AF... Pink smoke raises controversy in the Sultanate of Oman and the reason...</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.skynewsarabia.com/world/1707615-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%...

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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