World News | Powerful Quake of 7.8 Magnitude Jolts Turkey

Ankara [Turkey], February 6 (ANI): A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale hits 26 km E of Nurdagi in Turkey on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The earthquake centred in Turkey took place around 01:17:35 (UTC) at a depth of 17.9 km.

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According to USGS, the latitude and longitude of the earthquake were found to be 37.174N and 37.032E respectively. Nurdagi, where the quake was reported is a district and city of Gaziantep Province of Turkey.

Nurdagi is situated 45 km west of Gaziantep in Turkey. No immediate reports of injuries or damage have been reported yet.

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Further details awaited. (ANI)

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