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Report: 4.7 magnitude earthquake in Turkey - also felt in the north of the country Israel today

2023-02-16T20:59:38.820Z


More details immediately An earthquake was felt this evening (Thursday) with a magnitude of 4.7 in Turkey. According to various reports, the noise was also felt in northern Israel. Malka Elishkov, a resident of Acre, said: "The whole house shook. The lamps moved. And it lasted for almost a minute. I was very scared. Fear of God." Turkish police officers at the scene of the earthquake disaster in Haiti, archive, photo: Re


An earthquake was felt this evening (Thursday) with a magnitude of 4.7 in Turkey.

According to various reports, the noise was also felt in northern Israel.

Malka Elishkov, a resident of Acre, said: "The whole house shook. The lamps moved. And it lasted for almost a minute. I was very scared. Fear of God."

Turkish police officers at the scene of the earthquake disaster in Haiti, archive, photo: Reuters

Last week, residents in various parts of the country reported that they felt an earthquake.

The epicenter was apparently in the Nablus area.

This was the third earthquake in Israel in two days.

The quake is believed to have been felt throughout the Middle East.

After the disaster in Turkey: Earthquake exercise in Maale Adumim // Photo: Yoni Rikner

About two days ago, seven people were rescued from the ruins of the earthquake in southeastern Turkey, 203 hours after the disaster.

The earthquake claimed the lives of approximately 37,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

In the evening, a Ukrainian team rescued a woman after 205 under the rubble in the Taiy district.

A few hours earlier, a 37-year-old man was rescued alive 203 hours, more than a week, after the earthquake destroyed the house where they lived and he was buried under it. 

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Source: israelhayom

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