| Quake hits western Turkey, reports of injuries | |
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| Audi-Tek | May 20 2011, 12:52 AM Post #1 |
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ANKARA, Turkey — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 hit western Turkey on Thursday, and there were reports of casualties and damaged buildings in one t The Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said the quake in Kutahya province occurred at 23:15 p.m. (2015GMT) and was centered near the town of Simav. AHaber TV said there were casualties at a hospital in Simav, but did not say how many. Ambulances reportedly ferried the injured for treatment. At least six aftershocks, the strongest with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 shook Kutahya, the observatory said. NTV television cited a resident in Simav as saying some buildings were damaged. Most of the town was without electricity. Hatice Unlu, a resident of the town of Tavsanli in Kutahya province, told TV8 channel that the temblor caused great panic. "Furniture swayed and plates fell on the floor. I struggled to save my computer before rushing out," Unlu said. "We fear to return home." The quake was felt as far as the Aegean city of Izmir, northwestern city of Bursa, Istanbul and the city of Tekirdag in the Thrace. Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which is crossed by faultlines. In March last year, a 6.0-magnitude quake knocked down stone and mud-brick houses in five villages in Elazig province in eastern Turkey, killing 51 people. In 2003, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake killed 177 people in the southeastern city of Bingol, including 84 children whose school dormitory collapsed. In 1999, two earthquakes with a magnitude of more than 7 struck northwestern Turkey, killing about 18,000 people. |
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| Audi-Tek | May 20 2011, 01:28 AM Post #2 |
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Damaging Shallow Very Strong earthquake hits the Simav, Turkey area Last update: May 19, 2011 at 11:20 pm On May 19, 2011 a very strong earthquake occurred in the greater Simav / Kutahya area. Earthquake-Report calls this earthquake extremely dangerous for damage, injuries and even fatalities. All theoretical models are resulting in a potentially bad outcome (some killed people). UPDATE 23:15 UTC : Sky TV is reporting a undefined number of injured people. UPDATE 23:07 UTC : Most of the houses are made of bricks, which have a very bad resistance against earthquakes. Combined with the time of the earthquake (23:15), this is a deadly cocktail. UPDATE 23:05 UTC : Although is can be seen as a rural area, the villages and towns are very populated. ![]() Landscape and housing types in the epicenter area – |
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| Audi-Tek | May 20 2011, 01:50 AM Post #3 |
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UPDATE 23:30 UTC : The Katahyo governor has reported that some people have been killed during this earthquake. No numbers have been given so far. |
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| Audi-Tek | May 20 2011, 07:37 PM Post #4 |
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UPDATE 06:36 UTC : According to Kandilli Observatory, there was a 3.8 magnitude foreshock 16 minutes before the mainshock at shallow depth which would have been felt by most of the inhabitants of Simav. Setting:- Ml5.9, at 7.6km depth. Epicenter (39.1520, 29.0882), Western Turkey, near city of Simav. Casualties:- 3 killed, 1 seriously injured, 93 injured. Halil Duman (63), Recep Akalın (73) and Hüseyin Oran (18) were killed. The first two people were killed by heart attack and the 3rd by a fallen beam. We assume that the younger person could also be the one who people are reporting died after jumping out of a window in panic (as reported by Minister Eroglu in Simav) however more information is required. An elderly woman died of a heart attack in another town, Inegol, authorities said (we presume this is Recep Akalin, aged 73). 79 people injured including some who suffered injuries after jumping from balconies and windows and those who suffered from heart attacks or panic-related shock, were taken to hospitals in Simav according to NZ reports quoting Eroglu. Fifteen others were treated at hospitals in the neighbouring province of Usak. Damage and other reports. The Red Crescent, the Muslim equivalent of the Red Cross, reported that the following damage and reports:- 1) partly collapsed two empty buildings in Simav, along with a five-story building and a mosque. 2) The alleged leak in a cyanide pool (which occurred before the earthquake) has not worsened and continues to be contained. The largest aftershock has been 4.6, as compared to the mainshock magnitude of 5.9. “It was so strong that we could not even move in the first few seconds,” a local told NTV (a Turkish news network). Red Crescent has also been busy helping people with food and shelter. Many residents spent the rest of the night in their cars or in the streets as authorities cautioned them against re-entering their homes. The quake was felt as far as the Aegean city of Izmir, the northwestern city of Bursa, Istanbul and the city of Edirne, close to the Greek and Bulgarian borders. UPDATE 06:21 UTC : It is a university town and many students are returning to other parts of Turkey to avoid the devastation and constant aftershocks. UPDATE 06:20 UTC : Electricity and phone communication is out and university buildings were destroyed and some other buildings were also destroyed. Much damage can be found around Kütahya Simav. Emergency crews are currently still there. There have been 450 aftershocks recorded during the night and early morning. UPDATE 06:19 UTC : From the videos and pictures we have seen much soft storey collapse, where the 1st storey is built slightly higher than the other floors and is not strong enough to support the other floors. This will also be a potential problem for a Marmara Sea earthquake. UPDATE 06:18 UTC : As stated, at the start of our broadcast last night, the Kandilli observatory website went down with all the people trying to find out information. For future earthquakes this will need to be improved. People then went to the phones trying to find out where the earthquake epicenter was. UPDATE 05:14 UTC : Halil Duman (63), Recep Akalın (73) and Hüseyin Oran (18) were killed. The first two people were killed by heart attack and the 3rd by a fallen beam. In addition there have been 79 injuries, according to officials including the governor and also the environment minister. The 4th death is not found at this point in time. Our hearts go out to the families of the affected. UPDATE 04:52 UTC : At least 4 people killed and 100 injured (send in by somebody of the epicenter area). These numbers may increase the following hours. MMI VI checked (strong shaking) UPDATE 00:35 UTC : Tens of aftershocks have been recorded since the mainshock at 23:15 (local time) UPDATE 00:33 UTC : The Turkish seismological service has reported a depth of 24 km and a magnitude of 5.7. These data are a lot better than the initial USGS data 5 km depth / Magnitude 6.0. Video Link.......... http://youtu.be/WHEnetBBfrg The video above gives an impression on the damage in Simav. The lower than expected magnitude (5.7 istead of 5.9) and the deeper than initially calculated depth of the hypocenter (23 km instead of 10 km) have resulted in far less damage than similar magnitude earthquakes in the past. Nevertheless, a lot of people were injured and 3 people were unfortunately killed. |
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