An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 has been registered in eastern Turkey, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.
Tremors occurred at a distance of 133 km northwest of Sanliurfa and 11 km south of the city of Malatya. The depth of occurrence of the source was 5 km.
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority reported an earthquake in Malatya Province, with a magnitude of 5.6. The head of the organization, Yunus Sezer, said on his social media page that the management teams were “on alert” after the earthquake was registered. No damage or casualties have been reported at this time.
Recall that a major earthquake occurred in Turkey and Syria on February 6. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called it the most destructive in the history of the country. This was followed by more than 9 thousand repeated tremors. According to the latest data, more than 44.2 thousand people died as a result of earthquakes.
Source: Rosbalt
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