Magnitude-5.6 earthquake rocks northern Turkish province of Tokat: AFAD
STORY: Magnitude-5.6 earthquake rocks northern Turkish province of Tokat: AFAD
SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024
DATELINE: April 19, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:15
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: OTHERS
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1. various of Tokat after the quake (courtesy of ihlas news agency)
STORYLINE:
A magnitude-5.6 earthquake rocked the northern Turkish province of Tokat on Thursday, according to the country's disaster management authority AFAD.
The earthquake struck at 6:11 p.m. local time (1511 GMT), with its epicenter located in the town of Sulusaray in Tokat province, approximately 450 kilometers east of the capital Ankara, according to AFAD.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The quake was felt in neighboring provinces, private broadcaster NTV reported.
Teams from the AFAD and other relevant agencies were investigating the situation at the scene, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media platform X.
Türkiye is crisscrossed by active seismic faultlines. In February 2023, two powerful ea
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