Schools Evacuated as Magnitude 5.6 Quake Hits Eastern Turkey
Authorities said 74 people sought medical care and field inspections continued after the shallow quake.
- On Wednesday, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Battalgazi district of Malatya province in Eastern Turkey at 09:00 local time, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency .
- While there were no immediate reports of damage, the Malatya Governorship suspended education across the province for one day to ensure student and resident safety.
- Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi stated that teams immediately began field surveys, confirming no adverse situations; the EMSC reported at least 22 aftershocks within 1 hour and 46 minutes.
- Malatya was one of 11 provinces affected by the February 6, 2023, earthquake sequence that killed more than 53,000 people in Turkey, making the region particularly vulnerable.
- The World Bank estimated direct physical damage from the 2023 earthquakes at USD 34.2 billion, while local populations reside in a mix of vulnerable and earthquake-resistant structures.
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Schools Evacuated as Magnitude 5.6 Quake Hits Eastern Türkiye
Eastern Türkiye was struck by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake Wednesday, emergency services said. It hit the Battalgazi district of Malatya province at 9 a.m. and the depth was 7 kilometers (4.3 miles), according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency. There were no immediate reports of damage, but TV images showed schools being evacuated and residents rushing outside. Türkiye sits on top of major fault lines and earthquakes are frequent.
An earthquake shook this morning Turkey. It was a small earthquake - only 10 kilometers - with magnitude 5.6 degrees, shows the data of the Institute for Earth Physics in Romania.
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informacion.esAn earthquake of magnitude 5.6 shook eastern Turkey on Wednesday, triggering panic among the population of the region, without so far the teams that evaluate the situation have reported casualties or great damage. According to the Disaster Management and Emergency Authority of the country (AFAD), the earthquake occurred at 09:00 local time (06:00 GMT) in the province of Malatya, at a depth of 7 kilometers and with epicenter in the municipality o…
Abalo was recorded at a depth of seven kilometers, in an area of intense seismic activity. Several schools were evacuated.
On Wednesday, Reuters reported an earthquake of 5.6 on the Richter scale that struck the border area between Turkey and Syria. For its part, the Turkish Emergency and Disaster Department announced that the earthquake had occurred in the southern state of Malta, at 5.6 degrees.
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