Tag: Earthquake

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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits France

The German Research Centre for Geosciences reported that a 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in France on Friday. According to GFZ, the epicentre of the earthquake was close to a commune in the Charente-Maritime region of western France at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.21 miles). There was no immediate word on injuries or earthquake-related damage. The GFZ […]

Collapsed buildings in Turkey after the earthquake
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Earthquake: Turkey’s Central Bank gets $5bn from Saudi

Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that it was depositing $5 billion in the Turkish central bank in an effort to help the country combat inflation and the effects of last month’s earthquake ahead of presidential elections. According to Agence France Presse, this was said in a statement by the Saudi government. The statement revealed that […]