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Earthquake in Turkey

2020 Bingöl earthquake
Map of Turkey, showing location of quake. Bulls eye marks epicenter.
UTC time	2020-06-14 14:24:26
ISC event	618541936
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	14 June 2020 (2020-06-14)
Local time	17:24 TRT (UTC+3:00)
Magnitude	5.8 M_w
Depth	5 km (3 mi)
Epicenter	Kaynarpınar, Karlıova, Bingöl 39°21′00″N 40°44′06″E / 39.350°N 40.735°E / 39.350; 40.735
Type	Strike-slip
Max. intensity	MMI VII (Very strong)
Casualties	1 fatality, 21 injuries

The 2020 Bingöl earthquake occurred at 17:24 local time (14:24 UTC) on 14 June in Bingöl, Turkey. The magnitude of the earthquake was determined to be 5.8 M_w. The earthquake's epicentre was close to the Kaynarpınar village in Karlıova, Bingöl and felt in the neighbouring provinces of Erzurum, Diyarbakır, Elazığ and Muş. 392 aftershocks were detected following the earthquake, with the largest being a 5.5 M_w  event.

Damage

The earthquake caused damage in Kaynarpınar village of Karlıova and Elmalı and Dinarbey villages of Yedisu. 10 houses in Elmalı and Dinarbey collapsed and injured 21 people while a police station in Kaynarpınar collapsed killing 1 village guard.

References

^ "Son Depremler". 2020-06-16. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
Güneş |, Tarafından Yavuz. "14 HAZİRAN 2020 KAYNARPINAR-KARLIOVA-BİNGÖL DEPREMİ – B.Ü. KRDAE Bölgesel Deprem-Tsunami İzleme ve Değerlendirme Merkezi" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-21.
"Bingöl'de 5.8 şiddetinde deprem". Yeni Çağ Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
"Bingöl'de deprem: Bir güvenlik görevlisi hayatını kaybetti". euronews (in Turkish). 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-10-21.

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