On October 9, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in eastern Turkey. Reported on this website European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC)
According to the portal, everything happened at 6:28 (the same Moscow time). The epicenter was 16 km southwest of the city of Malatya, which has a population of over 441 thousand. The epidemic lay at a depth of 5 km.
There is no report of loss of life or damage yet.
The other day, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Afghanistan. According to EMSC, the epicenter of the disaster was 42 km northwest of Herat. 2,440 people were injured, and 2,445 people are on the victim list. Janan Saik, spokesman for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Disaster Management statedKabul called on the international community to eliminate the consequences of the earthquake in Herat province and to help those affected by the earthquake.
Previously in Japan announced Danger of tsunamis up to one meter high on Ogasawara and Izu islands.