Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Shakes Eastern Turkey

SANAA, Jan. 1 (YPA) – A Powerful earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit the eastern Turkish state of Bingol on Tuesday morning, Turkish Media reported.

The head of the Emergency and Natural disasters Department of the Turkish Prime Minister’s office said in a statement, According to the Anadolu Agency.

He said that at 05.09 a.m. Turkish local time, a powerful 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in the town of Yedi Soo.

The center of the quake is 12.7 km below the surface of the Earth, the statement said.

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