{"id":4151,"date":"2011-10-24T10:08:48","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T07:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/?p=4151"},"modified":"2011-10-24T10:08:48","modified_gmt":"2011-10-24T07:08:48","slug":"earthquake-in-eastern-turkey-van-4151","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/earthquake-in-eastern-turkey-van-4151\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake in Eastern Turkey, Van"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit near Van in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, Turkey’s Kandilli Observatory and Research Institute said, and state-run media reported some buildings had collapsed and people had been injured.<\/h1>\n

The institute said the earthquake struck at 1041 GMT and was 5 km deep.<\/p>\n

Some buildings collapsed and emergency teams were trying to rescue people believed to be trapped in a building in Van, near the Iranian border, state-run news agency Anatolian said.<\/p>\n

It said 50 injured people had been taken to hospital in Van, but did not give details on how serious their injuries were.<\/p>\n

Television pictures showed damaged buildings and vehicles, crushed under falling masonry, and panicked residents wandering in the streets.<\/p>\n

Turkish media said phone lines and electricity had been cut off. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdo\u011fan will head to Van to see the damage, media reported.<\/p>\n

Aftershocks continued after the initial quake, whose epicentre was at the village of Tabanl\u0131, north of Van city, the agency said.<\/p>\n

In Hakkari, a town around 100 km south of the city of Van in southeastern Turkey, a building could be felt swaying for around 10 seconds during the quake.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate sign of any casualties or damage in Hakkari, around two and half hours drive through the mountains from Van, around 20 km from the epicenter.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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