Live Update
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Moderately strong quake hits southeastern Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish government agency says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 has hit southeastern Turkey.
The government crisis management center says the earthquake was centered in the town of Samat, in Adiyaman province.
The US Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.6 and said the quake was very shallow at around 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep.
It was not immediately clear if there was any damage.
— AP
If you’d like to comment, join
The Times of Israel Community.
The Times of Israel Community.
JOIN THE TOI COMMUNITY
Already a member? Log in here






