BREAKING: Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Western Türkiye region
Türkiye
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 1:04 GMT
The quake was at a depth of 2 km (1.24 miles), EMSC said
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Western Türkiye region on Wednesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
Amagnitude 5.9 earthquake shook Türkiye's Düzce which was felt throughout the region including in Istanbul, in the middle of the night on Wednesday, waking and frightening residents less than 10 days after the country held nationwide earthquake drills to mark 23rd anniversary of the tragic 1999 earthquake of Düzce which had lasted for 30 seconds and killed 710 people.
