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Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes Turkey's Goksun

Turkey Earthquake: An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hit 6 km South-West of the Goksun district on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Published on: Mar 18, 2023, 12:19:05 IST
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An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hit 6 km South-West of the Goksun district on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

As per the USGS, the earthquake took place at 10:44:29 (UTC 05:30). (Representational)
As per the USGS, the earthquake took place at 10:44:29 (UTC 05:30). (Representational)

The epicentre of the earthquake was found to be 37.974°N and 36.448°E respectively at a depth of 7 kilometres.

As per the USGS, the earthquake took place at 10:44:29 (UTC 05:30).

No casualties have been reported so far.

In Turkey's Mediterranean region, the town and district of Goksun are part of the Kahramanmaras Province.

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Turkey is still coping with the loss of the massive earthquake that struck the country and Syria in the first week of February this year.

A devastating earthquake of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Southern Turkey in the early hours of 6 February (4.17 a.m.), with its epicentre in the Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province.

 
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