Earthquake hits western Turkey; TV station says injured being treated at a hospital

Earthquake hits western Turkey; TV station says injured being treated at a hospital

ANKARA, Turkey — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 hit western Turkey on Thursday, and there were reports of casualties and damaged buildings in one town. The Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said the quake in Kutahya province occurred at 23:15 p.m. (2015GMT) and was centered near the town of Simav. AHaber TV said there were casualties at a hospital in Simav, but did not say how many. Ambulances reportedly ferried the injured for treatment.

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Well another one, the world is pretty busy these days.
I hope this isn't the precursor of something bigger.

My heart goes out to the people of Turkey hope they are ok.


OnlyLove.

Yeah, by the looks of it, they got quite a few aftershocks too! All around the 4.3 or 4.6 Magnitude range.

1970 03 28 - Gediz, Turkey - M 6.9 Fatalities 1,086
• 1971 05 12 - Western Turkey - M 6.3
• 1971 05 22 - Eastern Turkey - M 6.9 Fatalities 1,000
• 1975 09 06 - Turkey - M 6.7 Fatalities 2,000
• 1983 10 30 - Turkey - M 6.9 Fatalities 1,342
• 1999 08 17 - Izmit, Turkey - M 7.6 Fatalities 17,118
• 1999 11 12 - Duzce, Turkey - M 7.2 Fatalities 894
• 2002 02 03 - Turkey - M 6.5 Fatalities 44
• 2003 01 27 - Turkey - M 6.1
• 2003 05 01 - Eastern Turkey - M 6.4 Fatalities 177
• 2004 07 01 - Eastern Turkey - M 5.1 Fatalities 18
• 2010 03 08 - Eastern Turkey - M 6.1 Fatalities 51

U.S.G.S. have now downgraded it to M5.8. I hope there aren,t many injuries
and hopefully no fatalities.