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Subject: Fwd: Strong Earthquake Shakes Turkey
From: Seisguy@.......
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 21:24:15 EDT


 
Strong Earthquake Shakes Turkey

..c The Associated Press

 ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck western Turkey early Tuesday, sending people fleein
g into the streets and collapsing some buildings, a private radio said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties, private TGRT said. The radio said the epicenter of the quake was the city of Izm
it, just east of Istanbul.

The radio said some bridges and buildings collapsed and injuries were reported in Izmit, 65 miles east of Istanbul.

The quake was strongly felt in Istanbul, where there were also reports of collapsed buildings, the radio said. The quake also s
hook the capital Ankara, 270 miles to the east.

Telephone and electrical service was cut in several areas as the quake struck at 3:02 a.m. (8:02 p.m. EDT), the radio said.

AP-NY-08-16-99 2122EDT

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