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Earthquake jolts Turkish province of Tokat, AFAD says

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 shook the northern Turkish province of Tokat on Thursday, Turkey's AFAD disaster management authority said.

Teams from AFAD and other related agencies were investigating the situation at the scene © Mena Today

Teams from AFAD and other related agencies were investigating the situation at the scene © Mena Today

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 shook the northern Turkish province of Tokat on Thursday, Turkey's AFAD disaster management authority said.

Teams from AFAD and other related agencies were investigating the situation at the scene, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X.

Reporting by Murad Sezer and Burcu Karakas

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