Earthquake With 5.7 Magnitude Hits Eastern Turkey, 1 Dead and Several Injured

Earthquake With 5.7 Magnitude Hits Eastern Turkey, 1 Dead and Several Injured
Bingol Province, Turkey, on a map. Screenshot/Google Maps
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An earthquake with a 5.7 magnitude shook Bingol province in eastern Turkey on Sunday, causing the collapse of a military observation tower which injured three people, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.

Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate said the epicenter of the quake was in the Karliova district of Bingol.