Il sisma è stato caratterizzato da una magnitudo di 6 gradi sulla scala Ricther ma con un'intensità pari 8 gradi

(AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)

People try to save a cow trapped in the debris in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, a day after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 57 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, the government said. The quake affected villages near the town of Kovancilar, toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques, officials and media reports said.