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Earthquake shakes southeastern province of Turkey, buildings damaged

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook eastern Turkey on Wednesday at around 05:22 a.m. (0222 GMT), causing damage to buildings in the southeastern province of Adiyaman, the state-run Anatolian news agency reported.

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  • Published: 09:53 September 3, 2008
  • Gulf News

Istanbul: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook eastern Turkey on Wednesday at around 05:22 a.m. (0222 GMT), causing damage to buildings in the southeastern province of Adiyaman, the state-run Anatolian news agency reported.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.


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