At least 4 dead as 6.8 earthquake rocks eastern Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 rocked eastern Turkey on Friday, causing some buildings to collapse and killing at least four people, Turkish officials said.
The quake struck at 1755 GMT, 8:55 p.m. local time at a depth of 6.7 kilometers — near the town of Sivrice in the eastern Elazig province, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, or AFAD, said. It was followed by several aftershocks, the strongest with magnitudes 5.4 and 5.1.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told NTV television that rescuers were trying to reach survivors after a four- or five-story building collapsed in the town of Maden, he said. Around 4-5 buildings collapsed in Sivrice, where two people were hurt, he said.
