China News Service, February 23. According to Agence France-Presse, on the 23rd local time, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred near the Turkish-Iranian border. Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the quake has killed seven people, including three children, and injured many others. Search and rescue work is still ongoing.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey website, at 13.53 Beijing time on the 23rd, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred near the Turkish-Iranian border with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
Agence France-Presse quoted Turkey's Anadolu news agency as saying that the quake had caused damage to several villages in neighboring Turkey's Van province.
Turkish Minister of Interior Soylu said the quake has killed seven people, including three children, and injured five others, and they have been taken to hospital. Others are believed to be trapped under the rubble. "Search and rescue work is still ongoing."