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Strong earthquake slams eastern Turkey, kills 51 (AP)

In this image from TV,  showing emergency workers and local people as they work to clear rubble to reach victims in Elazig Province, eastern Turkey, following a strong earthquake Monday March 8, 2010.  A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday,  knocking down many stone or mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages in Elazig Province, an official said. (AP Photo / DHA TV)AP – A strong, pre-dawn earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 51 people as it knocked down stone and mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages, the government said.


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Earthquake flattens Turkish villages, kills 51 (AP)

Rescue workers and people remove rubble from a destroyed house in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Monday, March 8, 2010, hours after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday. The temblor struck six villages in Elazig province, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques. (AP Photo/ Omer Fansa, Anatolia)AP – A strong, pre-dawn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 51 people as it knocked down stone and mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages, the government said.


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6.0 earthquake hits eastern Turkey, kills 57 (AP)

Rescue workers and people remove rubble from a destroyed house in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Monday, March 8, 2010, hours after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday. The temblor struck six villages in Elazig province, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques. (AP Photo/ Omer Fansa, Anatolia)AP – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 57 people as it knocked down stone or mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages, the government said.


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Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 57 dead (AP)

Rescue workers and people remove rubble from a destroyed house in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Monday, March 8, 2010, hours after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday. The temblor struck six villages in Elazig province, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques. (AP Photo/ Omer Fansa, Anatolia)AP – A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 57 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, an official said.


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Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 41 dead (AP)

AP – A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least three small villages, the government said.

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Chilean earthquake may have shortened earth day by microsecond: NASA

The quake that rocked the South American nation may have also knocked the Earth off its axis.

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Northwest at risk of earthquake like one in Chile (AP)

A panorama of utter destruction remains after Saturday's earthquake and the ensuing tsunami that killed at least 723, in Curanipe, 330 km south of Santiago. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brought satellite phones and offers of further assistance to quake-struck Chile on Tuesday and hugged Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on arrival.(AFP/Martin Bernetti)AP – The disaster in Chile has brought new attention to an undersea fault along the Pacific Northwest capable of producing the same type of mega earthquake and inflicting heavy damage on bustling cities like Seattle, Portland and Vancouver.


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