A 5.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in northwest Turkey.

A earthquake The earthquake, measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, shook Turkey’s Düzce province in the northwest of the country.According to authorities, no deaths or destroyed buildings have been reported so far.

The earthquake felt in Ankara and Istanbul, occurred at 4:08 local time (1:08 GMT) According to AFAD, the public service for emergencies and disasters, it has woken citizens in many provinces.

Until now “There is no information about the loss of life, our teams continue their exploration work in the region”Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced.

Düzce Governor Cevdet Atay also confirmed that there is no information about the deceased.

According to the news of CNNTürk television, many wounded were brought to Düzce State Hospital by their own means. Apparently, injured while fleeing or jumping from their homes.

“We feel very strong. Right now, people left their homesFaruk Özlü, Mayor of Düzce, the capital of the province with the same name, said:

“No electricity. So far, the news of the injured, destruction and death has not reached us.“, added.

The mayor remembered the severe earthquake shook the same city in November 1999 – Düzce, located on the Black Sea coast, between Ankara and Istanbul), killed 710 people and injured about 2,700 people.

“We are a province in an earthquake zone. Almost 30 years have passed since the earthquake in Düzce. Our houses are 80 percent new. We will go out with all our equipment,” he said.

“Most of the people are outside and we are experiencing the aftershocks of the earthquake”commented.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) also reported an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter open scale on Turkey’s Black Sea coast, with a focal center at a depth of 10 kilometers and an epicenter at a depth of 16 kilometers. From .Duzce.

Source: Informacion

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