Homes and Property | Home PageNine dead as earthquake hits TurkeyPaul Sims|Evening Standard13 April 2012An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rocked an eastern region of Turkey, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens more, the country's public works ministry said today.Turkish television reports said houses in villages across three provinces and near the town of Erzurum suffered serious damage overnight.The ministry said Askale county was the epicentre of the quake. As many as 51 aftershocks shook the region after the quake.MORE ABOUTDerby CountyTurkey