Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkey

YEREVAN, APRIL 18, ARMENPRESS. A moderately strong earthquake struck central Turkey on Thursday, the country’s disaster management agency said.

The 5.6 magnitude quake hit in the town of Sulusaray, in Tokat province, some 450 kilometers (280 miles) east of the capital, Ankara, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency.