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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Turkey

08 March 2010

Shortly after 02:30 UTC on Monday March 8 an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 Mw (moment magnitude) occurred in the Elazig province of eastern Turkey, reports the RMS/Reactions Catastrophe Centre.

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Shortly after 02:30 UTC on Monday March 8 an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 Mw (moment magnitude) occurred in the Elazig province of eastern Turkey, reports the RMS/Reactions Catastrophe Centre.

The Unites States Geological Survey ( USGS) has reported a fixed focal depth of 6.2 miles (10 km) and an epicentral location at 38.89N, 39.97E, close to the village of Basyurt; 27 miles (44 km) west of Bingol,; 42 miles (68 km) east northeast of Elazig; and 340...


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