READ MORE:* Earthquake shakes western Turkey, up to 20 injured* Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes off Turkey's coast* Dozens injured, three dead after Turkey earthquakeGovernor Cetin Oktay Kaldirim told NTV television that three people died in the province. AP Residents look at a collapsed building after a 6.8 earthquake struck Elazig city centre in eastern Turkey. Soylu was at a meeting on earthquake preparedness when the quake struck. AP Two men check for survivors inside a collapsed building after the 6.8-magnitude quake in Elazig province. Two strong earthquakes struck northwest Turkey in 1999, killing around 18,000 people.

Source: Stuff January 24, 2020 21:33 UTC