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A powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey Sunday morning, causing at least 60 deaths, according to reports. The magnitude of the earthquake has been reported to be between 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale.
A Turkish observatory is even estimating that as many as 500 to 1,000 people could have been killed in Van province, the region where the epicenter of the earthquake was located, according to Al Jazeera.
Many people have also been wounded and were being tended to by rescuers and the Turkish Red Crescent. At least 50 people were taken to hospital in Van, Anatolia, according to reports.
The worst damage was reportedly caused to the town of Ercis, close to the Iranian border. The epicenter was located near the Turkish border with Iraq, as reported by Xinhua News. It was initially determined to be 38.8 degrees north latitude and 43.7 degrees east longitude. The quake was also felt over the border in northwest Iran, causing some panic in major cities, it was reported . | 
Turkey Earthquake 2011
