A strong and damaging M 5.2 earthquake struck near Samsat, Turkey at 00:34 UTC (03:34 local time) on April 24, 2018, causing significant damage and injuring at least 39 people. The earthquake was registered by the
USGS as M5.2 and the agency is reporting
a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
EMSC is reporting M5.2 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). According to USGS, the epicenter of the earthquake is 4 km (2.5 miles) NE of Samsat, Turkey which has a population of 9 308 people.
According to Turkish officials, dozens of people were injured after the earthquake. Samsat district governor Sedat Sezik said the earthquake was felt in neighboring cities, adding that search and rescue activities have begun in the province as AFAD teams are reaching the quake site, according to Anadolu news agency.
Turkey's health minister Ahmet Demircan said that 35 were still receiving treatment. The regional governor said the injuries were caused as
people fled their homes in panic.
The quake was felt in neighboring provinces such as Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, and Diyarbakır. According to Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), 43 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 1.4 to 2.7 were experienced within the first eight hours.
Significant damage was being reported on the property in the area but no deaths so far.
Public schools will remain closed Tuesday due to the earthquake, the district governor's office said.
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