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06.02.2023 at 13:26
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Красимир Ганчев
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A new earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale has hit Turkey.
It was followed by two more earthquakes with a magnitude above 5 on the scale.
A new earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale struck Turkey at 1:24 p.m. local time on Monday, the European Seismological Center reported. Its epicenter was 59 km northeast of the city of Kahramanmaras, at a depth of 10 km.
12 minutes later, another strong earthquake of 5.8 on the Richter scale was recorded – 61 km southwest of Malatya in the southeastern part of the country. At 1:51 p.m. local time, the European Seismological Center reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5.