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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this materialhttp://www.ibtimes.com/articles/236088/20111023/turkey-earthquake-7-2-2011-photo-video-death-toll-quake-dead-killed-van-ercis-rescue-workers-survivo.htmEastern Turkey is still being ravaged by the 7.2 magnitude quake that hit at 1:41 local time today, ending 2011 with hundreds believed dead and countless survivors still trapped beneath the rubble. Here, see raw footage of the start of the quake, and video and photos of residents helping rescue work.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:42:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-f0f4fa090fc30f6d3136f7c8d37d75c339.9293 32.8533http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/236082/20111023/turkey-earthquake-van-ercis.htmAn earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck in Turkey's eastern city of Van near the Iranian border toppling 80 buildings and killing 70 people on Sunday afternoon.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:42:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-9d3a54e1b645562aa9da087a104c9ce238.48914 43.40889http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/236085/20111023/turkey-earthquake-photos-disaster.htmA powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey on Sunday, presumably killing hundreds of people in the city of Van. State-run TRT television said the quake collapsed 80 buildings and at least 85 people have been confirmed dead three hours after the quake struck.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:42:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-c5a40fa285c714c7101946eef18ac54438.48914 43.40889http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/236424/20111024/turkey-earthquake-turkey-earthquake-2011.htmFollowing the Earthquake Sunday, Israel offered aid and "anything from food, medicine, medical staff and equipment to search-and-rescue teams," Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said, according to Reuters.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:11:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-5bee48a788548fb77b2385e5c77f03b031.3525303545421 34.967300552965139.8052688321813 32.5888115895794http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/236174/20111023/turkey-earthquake-killed-death-photos-van-ercis.htmA 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 138 people as buildings crumpled into rubble. The death toll was expected to rise as rescuers sifted through the rubble and reached outlying villages.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:13:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-1f960387052cd44f5324abce1ba8effb39.9293 32.8533http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/236159/20111023/earthquake-turkey-van-ecris-death-toll.htmAt least 217 people have been confirmed dead in the aftermath of a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Turkey, while monitors have recorded over a hundred aftershocks, one of which was at 6.0 magnitude, strong enough to create more damages.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:36:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-9644a5a154818911037b1d4328df476239.9293 32.8533http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/236085/20111023/turkey-earthquake-photos-disaster.htmA powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey on Sunday, presumably killing hundreds of people in the city of Van. State-run TRT television said the quake collapsed 80 buildings and at least 85 people have been confirmed dead three hours after the quake struck.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:36:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-4a35fdef0a54c5a731e3fbc56339d4c138.48914 43.40889http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/236149/20111023/turkey-earthquake-van-province-van-ercis-tabanli.htmMore than a thousand rescuers, including six battalions of soldiers, and residents were digging for survivors underneath collapsed apartment buildings in eastern Turkey, where a powerful quake struck Sunday afternoon instantly killing 138 and injuring 350 people.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:05:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-f626982b2e365a66463aa0d1e477df0539.9293 32.8533http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/236130/20111023/japan-warns-will-act-versus-excess-foreign-exchange-moves.htmFinance Minister Jun Azumi said on Monday that Japan was ready to take decisive action in currency markets, issuing a fresh warning to markets against pushing up the yen too much in the wake of its rise last week to a record high.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:43:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-fb1b68503e427e559e75f031767ef5a735.6831 139.809http://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/articles/236023/20111023/strong-earthquake-hits-turkey-up-to-1-000-feared-killed.htmAs many as 1,000 people were feared killed Sunday when a powerful earthquake struck Turkey, collapsing dozens of buildings and pulling down phone and power lines in the southeast of the country, officials and witnesses said.Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:08:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-7f307ae13d298cda8faed5eab3537a4539.9293 32.8533http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/236013/20111023/earthquake-turkey.htmA powerful earthquake that shook southeastern Turkey on Sunday may have killed as many as 1,000 people as it triggered the collapse of dozens of buildings across the region, media reported the Kandilli Observatory as saying.Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:58:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-412c1c23d4604c3db3cb6628be71b10639.79156 29.97950639.901112 40.859619http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/236004/20111023/earthquake-turkey.htmA powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 shook southeastern Turkey on Sunday, Turkey's Kandilli Observatory said, triggering the collapse of buildings and killing many people, according to a local mayor.Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:37:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-9727eef34c79659247e1f51ec5765caa39.79156 29.97950639.901112 40.859619http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/235997/20111023/earthquake-turkey.htmA magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit near Van in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, Turkey's Kandilli Observatory and Research Institute said.Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:57:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-68ebc9bb337100b13b2fb2420e6b1f8b39.79156 29.97950638.48914 43.4088939.901112 40.859619http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/235378/20111021/san-francisco-earthquake-san-antonio-earthquake.htmTwo relatively low-magnitude earthquakes struck the San Francisco area on Thursday night.Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:59:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-f962eda4bc21d9377cb6bc83cd5adc8937.7483 -122.413http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/235272/20111021/second-earthquake-rattles-bay-area-california-san-francisco-epicenter-string-deep-22-years-world-ser.htmA second earthquake magnitude 3.8 hit the Hayward fault near Berkeley at 08:16:05 PM local time on Thursday.Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:58:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-373cf4ca9e7545f6a6d9fc049ed42fd52.65462001341214 43.5673745530813