Magnitude 5.9 earthquake injures dozens of people in Turkey

a year ago 23/11/2022
  • A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit a town in northwest Turkey early on Wednesday, causing damage to some buildings and injuring at least 68 people.

    The earthquake was centred in the town of Golyaka in Duzce province, some 200 kilometres east of Istanbul, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said.

    The quake woke people from their sleep, and many rushed out of buildings in panic in the province that has experienced earthquakes in the past.

    In Golyaka, people gathered in the main s... [see source for more information]