11.   People left their homes, fearing that the quakes may be followed by a stronger tremor, the Anatolia news agency reported.

12.   An aftershock followed the quake five minutes later, Isikara told private NTV television from the city of Izmit, east of Istanbul.

13.   Electricity was shut down briefly following the quake, but telephones and water supplies were unaffected.

14.   Electricity was shut down briefly following the quake, but telephones and water supply remain unaffected.

15.   Electricity was shut down briefly following the quake, but telephones and water supply remained unaffected.

16.   Finance Ministry officials said the number of travelers also shrank in February following the quake.

17.   Hundreds of aftershocks rattled the area in the hours following the quake.

18.   In addition to the five recent saves and two in the Armenian earthquake, the team rescued a man in the Philippines following a quake there.

19.   Israel played a prominent role in rescue efforts following the quake, setting up field hospitals and freeing survivors trapped under the rubble.

20.   It was the third major tremor to strike the country this year, following quakes in southwestern Yunnan and in northwestern Xinjiang.