Earthquake hits Turkey’s Aegean provinces![]() December 5, 2011 - 13:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit the Aegean Sea on Monday, December 5. The quake struck in the morning, with its epicenter in the Aegean, the Istanbul-based Kandilli seismological institute said. According to Anatolia news agency, tremors were also felt in Turkey's provinces of Izmir and Aydin. There was no immediate report of casualties or damages. A powerful quake shook eastern Turkey on October 23, killing more than 600 people. It was followed by a 5.6 magnitude tremor on November 12, when 40 people died in the same area. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |