Armen Press
July 2, 2004
REPERCUSSIONS OF TURKISH QUAKE REACH ARMENIAN CAPITAL
YEREVAN, JULY 2, ARMENPRESS: Repercussions of a moderate earthquake
in eastern Turkey that destroyed houses, killing 18 people and injuring
21 more on Friday, reached Armenia on July 2 overnight.
The earthquake, which struck around 3 a.m. Friday, Armenia time,
caused heavy damage in several villages in Turkish Dogubeyazit
province, near the Iranian border. Turkish officials said that rescue
efforts had been completed and the death toll was not expected to
increase.
The quake measured 5.1 in Turkish province on the Richter scale and
3 in Yerevan. Two massive earthquakes hit northwestern Turkey in 1999,
killing about 18,000 people.