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Of the four people confirmed dead, one drowned during the quake, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said in a statement on Friday, citing preliminary data from local authorities. A further 120 people received various injuries, it said. Shortly afterwards, the presidency revised the tally to six killed and 202 …

The USGS issued a preliminary alert recording the quake as a 7.0 magnitude temblor, but Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said it was a 6.6 quake which struck along the Aegean coast. The temblor struck shortly after 1:51pm local time near the Greek island of Samos, with the …