Nine Dead in Turkey as 5.7 Earthquake Strikes Western Iran
Seven people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sunday morning, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said.
Teams remove collapsed mud-brick materials in Van province, Turkey, on Feb. 23.
Photographer: Zafer Tayfur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image
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Ankara, Turkey (AP) -- Nine people were killed in eastern Turkey by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake early Sunday morning, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
The quake centered just east across the border in neighboring Iran, west of the Iranian city of Khoy, and affected villages in the Turkish province of Van.