It certainly helped that the epicentre of the earthquake was in a region within reasonably easy reach of Istanbul.

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Coincidentally, they were also living next to the epicentre of the earthquake.

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Nuclear power plants in the region nearest to the epicentre of the earthquake which occurred off the coast early Friday morning have reported to the IAEA that they have detected no trouble, and that no emergency measures have been activated.

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Another big earthquake on December 13th, with its epicentre in Afghanistan, caused landslides that made travel even harder in the valley and elsewhere.

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