7.2-magnitude hit Van province of Turkey on October 23. The epicenter was in 42 km from the city of Van. Aftershocks occurred in Diyarbakir, Batman, Sirnak, Mus, Erzrum, Bingol, Bitlios, Siirt and Mardin cities of Turkey. The quake caused large-scale devastations leaving a number of people under the wrecks.
According to the Republican Seismological Service of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences 3.0-3.5-magnitude quakes were felt in the territory of Azerbaijan too. The quake occurred in Sadarak, Sharur and Babek regions of Nakhchivan Autonomous republic of Azerbaijan.
According to the officials, 265 people were killed and more than 1000 injured in the earthquake in Van, Turkey.
Azerbaijani rescuers pull woman alive from rubble in Van, Turkey
24 October 2011 12:46 (UTC +04:00)
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