6.1 magnitude earthquake shakes parts of Turkey, Syria

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck eastern Turkey today, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center says.

The quake was at a depth of 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) below the earth, EMSC said.

Syria’s state news agency says the earthquake was felt in the provinces of Hasakah, Deir Al Zor and Aleppo.

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