Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Earthquake shakes northwest Turkey
By The Associated Press (CP)
ISTANBUL — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.4 struck
northwestern Turkey but there are no immediate reports of damage or
injuries.
The Istanbul-based Kandilli seismology centre says the quake occurred
at 8:49 p.m. (1749 GMT) Sunday. Its epicenter was in the Sea of Marmara.
The quake was felt in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city.
Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which is crossed by faultlines.
In 1999, about 18,000 people were killed two powerful earthquakes that
struck northwestern Turkey.