Disaster · January 24, 2020

Elazığ–Sivrice earthquake of 2020

Name: Elazığ–Sivrice earthquake of 2020
Start: 2020-01-24
Location: Elazığ Province, Turkey

6 years ago · Elazığ Province, Turkey

6th anniversary

The 2020 Elazığ earthquake occurred at 20:55 local time (17:55 UTC) on 24 January in Turkey. The magnitude of the earthquake was determined to be 6.7 Mw.

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California Gold Rush

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