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Earthquakes in Various Places – Turkey
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03/08/2010
By Thomas, Brian
The following report was provided by CNN.
(CNN) -- A pre-dawn earthquake collapsed homes and killed at least 38 people in a mountainous region of southeastern Turkey on Monday, government officials said.
About 100 people were injured when the magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck at 4:32 a.m., according to officials.
The quake struck in Elazig province, with the village of Okcular the worst hit, according to Ozcan Yalcin, the press secretary for the province's governor.
About five hours later, a magnitude-5.5 aftershock shook the region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. That followed at least 40 other aftershocks up to 4.4 magnitude, the prime minister's press office said.
No casualties were reported immediately after the aftershocks.
At least 38 people were killed in the initial quake, Kovancilar Mayor Bekir Yanilmaz told CNN Turk, CNN's sister network.
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03/22/2010 11:55p
By Russian, Russian
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