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Shallow 5.3-Magnitude Quake Hits Central Turkiye

© AP Photo / Hussein MallaPeople who lost their houses in the devastating earthquake, lineup to receive aid supplies at a makeshift camp, in Iskenderun city, southern Turkiye, Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
People who lost their houses in the devastating earthquake, lineup to receive aid supplies at a makeshift camp, in Iskenderun city, southern Turkiye, Tuesday, February 14, 2023. - Sputnik International, 1920, 25.02.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A shallow 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck the province of Nigde in central Turkiye on Saturday afternoon, causing no apparent damage, the head of the Turkish disaster management authority AFAD said.
The quake occurred at the depth of 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) in Bor, a town with some 60,000 residents. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said it happened 40 kilometers south of Aksaray, a city with a population of over 150,000.
The mayor of Bor was quoted as saying by Turkish broadcaster that no notable damage had been immediately reported, besides small cracks in the asphalt.
A couple climbs the rubble of collapsed buildings in Antakya, southern Turkey on February 20, 2023. - Sputnik International, 1920, 21.02.2023
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