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2003 Bingöl earthquake

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DEPREM BİNGÖL 1 MAYIS 2003

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Aid arrives, governor of quake zone talks about disaster

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WRAP Boy rescued, body recovered, officials at site, tent city

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Bingöl depremi 1 mayıs 2003

The 2003 Bingöl earthquake hit eastern Turkey with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) on 1 May at 03:27 local time. The epicenter of this strike-slip earthquake was in Bingöl Province, 15 km north of Bingöl. At least 177 people were killed, and 625 buildings collapsed or suffered heavy damage in the affected region. Eighty-four of the fatalities occurred when a dormitory block collapsed in a boarding school in Celtiksuyu.