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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 hit western Turkey |
| 2024-03-05 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 was recorded by seismologists in western Turkey, in the Turkish province of Canakkale. This was announced by the National Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) on March 4. The earthquake was recorded around 21:38 Moscow time, the epicenter was near the settlement of Yenidzhe (population about 35 thousand people). The source of the earthquake was located at a depth of about ten kilometers. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the magnitude of the earthquake was 4.3, the source was located at a depth of 15 kilometers. There were no reports of casualties or damage. Earlier, Regnum news agency reported about an earthquake of magnitude 6.1, the epicenter of which was 31 kilometers south of Almaty. The threat of aftershocks remains in the city after the earthquake; there are no casualties or destruction. In addition, on March 4, an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred in the north of Kyrgyzstan. According to the Institute of Seismology of the Republic, the epicenter was in the Issyk-Kul region, 35 km from the city of Cholpon-Ata and 190 km from Bishkek. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan reported that, preliminary, there was no destruction or casualties. |
| Posted by:badanov |