Great
Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Strong earthquake strikes eastern Turkey
ISTANBUL, June 23 | Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:12am EDT
ISTANBUL, June 23 (Reuters) - A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck
Elazig province in eastern Turkey on Thursday and was felt in the
neighbouring province of Diyarbakir.
There were no immediate reports of large-scale damage.
In March 2010 a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Elazig killed 51
villagers in the sparsely populated area.
Turkey, crossed by many faultlines, frequently suffers
earthquakes. An earthquake measuring 7.4 killed about 18,000
people in August 1999.