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Elâzığ earthquake of 2010

2010 CE · Turkey, Asia · Disaster

The 2010 Elazığ earthquake was a 6. 1 Mw earthquake that occurred on 8 March 2010 at 02:32 UTC. The epicentre was Başyurt in Elazığ Province, in eastern Turkey. Initial reports in global media said as many as 57 people had died. By 10 March, reports in the Turkish media placed the death toll at 41 and later, the death toll rose to 42.

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