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Fri, 05/20/2011 - 08:58
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Moderate quake shakes western Turkey
ANKARA (A.A) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 shook western part of Turkey late Thursday.
The tremor occurred at 11:15 p.m. in western province of Kutahya.
Turkey's Kandilli Observatory said the epicenter of the quake was Simav town. People living in surrounding provinces and towns also felt the earthquake.
Meanwhile, data on U.S. Geological Survey internet site showed that the magnitude was 6 and the epicenter of the quake was 77 kilometers from Kutahya.
Within one hour after the first earthquake, Kutahya was shaken by several aftershocks, including a quake with 4.6 magnitude at round 11:25 p.m.
Delivering a statement after the quakes, Kutahya Governor Kenan Ciftci said 2 people had lost their lives and dozens had been wounded in the disaster.
Arriving at Simav after the incident, Turkish Environment Minister Veysel Eroglu also said that 2 citizens had died during the earthquake.
A statement from the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency announced the death toll as 3.
Officials said one wounded citizen, who had been transferred from Kutahya to a hospital in western province of Usak, had also lost his life, raising the death toll to 3.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency also stated that 286 search & rescue and health teams had been sent from Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Afyon, Usak and Kutahya to Simav town.
The authority said a total of 71 vehicles, 50 of which were ambulances, as well as 5 sniffer dogs had been transferred to the region as well.
Turkish Red Crescent and Search & Rescue Association AKUT also announced that they would send teams to Simav.
Commenting on the incident, Kandilli Observatory's head official Prof. Mustafa Erdik said Simav was located in a first-degree quake zone and earthquakes were expected in the region all the time.
Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency's head Murat Nurlu also said that a delegation comprising of scientists and experts would hold a press conference on the earthquake on Friday.
Nurlu said another team had also been sent to the region to examine whether or not the earthquake had any effects on the cyanide dam in Simav.
(DO-SOL)
The tremor occurred at 11:15 p.m. in western province of Kutahya.
Turkey's Kandilli Observatory said the epicenter of the quake was Simav town. People living in surrounding provinces and towns also felt the earthquake.
Meanwhile, data on U.S. Geological Survey internet site showed that the magnitude was 6 and the epicenter of the quake was 77 kilometers from Kutahya.
Within one hour after the first earthquake, Kutahya was shaken by several aftershocks, including a quake with 4.6 magnitude at round 11:25 p.m.
Delivering a statement after the quakes, Kutahya Governor Kenan Ciftci said 2 people had lost their lives and dozens had been wounded in the disaster.
Arriving at Simav after the incident, Turkish Environment Minister Veysel Eroglu also said that 2 citizens had died during the earthquake.
A statement from the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency announced the death toll as 3.
Officials said one wounded citizen, who had been transferred from Kutahya to a hospital in western province of Usak, had also lost his life, raising the death toll to 3.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency also stated that 286 search & rescue and health teams had been sent from Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Afyon, Usak and Kutahya to Simav town.
The authority said a total of 71 vehicles, 50 of which were ambulances, as well as 5 sniffer dogs had been transferred to the region as well.
Turkish Red Crescent and Search & Rescue Association AKUT also announced that they would send teams to Simav.
Commenting on the incident, Kandilli Observatory's head official Prof. Mustafa Erdik said Simav was located in a first-degree quake zone and earthquakes were expected in the region all the time.
Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency's head Murat Nurlu also said that a delegation comprising of scientists and experts would hold a press conference on the earthquake on Friday.
Nurlu said another team had also been sent to the region to examine whether or not the earthquake had any effects on the cyanide dam in Simav.
(DO-SOL)
