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ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
June 3, 2007 Sunday 09:34 AM EST
Armenian seismic service reports quake in eastern Turkey
A powerful earthquake was registered late on Saturday in the east of
Turkey, an official at the Armenian national seismic protection
service told Itar-Tass on Sunday.
The underground tremor was detected at 10:23 p.m. Moscow time. The
quake epicenter was located 58 kilometers northeast away from the
city of Van. The underground shocks measured at 5.0 on the 12-point
Mercalli scale in the epicenter.
Aftershocks were registered at 10:46 p.m., the official said.
The earthquake did not affect Armenia.
June 3, 2007 Sunday 09:34 AM EST
Armenian seismic service reports quake in eastern Turkey
A powerful earthquake was registered late on Saturday in the east of
Turkey, an official at the Armenian national seismic protection
service told Itar-Tass on Sunday.
The underground tremor was detected at 10:23 p.m. Moscow time. The
quake epicenter was located 58 kilometers northeast away from the
city of Van. The underground shocks measured at 5.0 on the 12-point
Mercalli scale in the epicenter.
Aftershocks were registered at 10:46 p.m., the official said.
The earthquake did not affect Armenia.