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Shallow 5.3-Magnitude Quake Hits Central Turkiye

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A shallow 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck the province of Nigde in central Turkiye on Saturday afternoon, causing no apparent damage, the head of the Turkish disaster management authority AFAD said.
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The quake occurred at the depth of 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) in Bor, a town with some 60,000 residents. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said it happened 40 kilometers south of Aksaray, a city with a population of over 150,000.
The mayor of Bor was quoted as saying by Turkish broadcaster that no notable damage had been immediately reported, besides small cracks in the asphalt.
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