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The quake was also felt in Israel, particularly in coastal communities.

Elections, storm, pandemic and now earthquakes...

The magnitude-6.8 quake caused buildings to collapse in Elazig, killing at least 31 people and injuring 1,600.

A first5.8-magnitude quake on Monday destroyed five homes and damaged many more.

A second, 5.5-magnitude earthquake rocked the country a day later, 19 kilometers southwest of Mamurras. More aftershocks are continuing to hit the area.

The epicenter of the temblor was located about four kilometers deep beneath the surface, just on the northern edge of the lake.

“Eight people were slightly injured in the earthquake,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport.

The last time such an earthquake struck Israel was more than 90 years ago, in 1927. It caused more than 130 fatalities and 450 casualties in Jerusalem, Jericho, Ramla, Tiberias and Shechem.

Wires were down and blackouts were reported in a few areas in Los Angeles County, and shaking was felt as far away as Las Vegas and in Mexico.

Although buildings were damaged and a woman was injured, there were no initial reports of deaths.

The epicenter of the quake was located less than 30 miles north of the Israeli community of Kiryat Shemona and even closer to Metullah.

Manila is home to more than 12 million people; the city has experienced 16 earthquakes in the past year.

"The recent earthquakes are a reminder of the importance of the early preparedness and readiness of the staff of the medical center for emergency scenarios, including an earthquake in the area."

According to the Geophysical Institute of Israel (GII), the quake registered 3.2 on the Richter scale.

Are Israel’s emergency services ready for the Big One?

Israel is overdue for "the big one" -- a major earthquake is expected in the region about every 80 to 100 years.

This was only a small earthquake.

A proud American who happens to live in the Holy Land.

The third earthquake today (plus an aftershock).

Two 4.1 earthquakes were felt up north early Wednesday morning.

"The siren is transmitted via telephone. We got the call, and immediately after the house began to shake."

"The nature of the aggression and the targets indicate that Israel is behind it, despite the absence of official recognition as usual."

A total of 1,600 aftershocks have struck Kermanshah Province since a deadly 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the area just 32 kilometers from Sarpol-e Zahab on November 12, 2017, killing 620 and wounding 12,386 more.

Israel's last major earthquake struck in 1927, killing 130 in Jerusalem, but there are many minor quakes each year.

It's not clear whether any foreign nationals were casualties in the earthquake.

Tragically, the body of Rabbi Chaim Ashkenazi, z’l, the son-in-law of the Chief Rabbi of Mexico, Rabbi Shlomo Tawil, was pulled from the rubble.

"In contrast to other scenarios that threaten the home front, the basic rule is: Get out of the houses, get out of the buildings. “The safest place is open space.”

The drill is part of the Israel Defense Forces' annual training exercises for the nation.

An earthquake near Crete was felt in parts of Israel.

Israelis would be more willing to forgive the PM for smoking thousand-dollar gift cigars than for losing the creative edge of the defense apparatus.