{"id":93754,"date":"2023-02-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/at-least-four-dead-after-5-2-magnitude-earthquake-hits-eastern-turkey\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T00:00:00","slug":"at-least-four-dead-after-5-2-magnitude-earthquake-hits-eastern-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/at-least-four-dead-after-5-2-magnitude-earthquake-hits-eastern-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"AT LEAST FOUR DEAD AFTER 5.2-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS EASTERN TURKEY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least four people have died after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Monday, an Al Arabiya correspondent said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The quake was at a depth of 5 kilometers (3.10 miles), said EMSC, which had earlier reported that the quake was of a higher magnitude before revising the number.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s earthquake was centered in the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province, the country\u2019s disaster management agency said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Yesilyurt\u2019s mayor, Mehmet Cinar, told HaberTurk television that a few buildings had collapsed in the town.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Malatya was among 11 Turkish provinces that was hit hard by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that devastated parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria on Feb. 6.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

That quake led to more than 48,000 deaths in both countries as well as the collapse or serious damage of 173,000 buildings in Turkey.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

AFAD, Turkey\u2019s disaster management agency, said that close to 10,000 aftershocks have hit the region affected by the quake since Feb. 6.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Turkey has arrested 184 people suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in this month\u2019s earthquakes and investigations are widening, a Turkish minister said on Saturday<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At least four people have died after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Monday, an Al Arabiya correspondent said. The quake was at a depth of 5 kilometers (3.10 miles), said EMSC, which had earlier reported that the quake was of a higher magnitude before revising the number. Monday\u2019s earthquake was centered in the … <\/p>\n