A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook Türkiye’s central Konya province Tuesday, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) stated.
The epicenter of the quake was the Selçuklu district, and it happened at 6:08 p.m. (native time) (3:08 p.m. GMT), AFAD stated.
It happened at a shallow depth of seven.24 kilometers (4.49 miles) and was felt in varied districts of the province.
No accidents or casualties have been reported to date, nonetheless, footage posted on-line confirmed panicked residents working out of their houses following the quake.
Last week, southern Adana province was shaken by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake, which was felt within the metropolis heart and surrounding districts, inflicting panic among the many residents who rushed to the streets.
According to the preliminary experiences, no extreme harm and casualties had been registered.
The earthquake in Konya comes nearly six months after a pair of devastating quakes that impacted huge swathes of the nation’s southeastern area and killed a minimum of 50,000 folks.
Türkiye, significantly its large cities within the west, faces the fixed dangers of earthquakes due to a number of fault strains crisscrossing the nation.
Some 18,000 had been killed in highly effective earthquakes that hit northwest Türkiye in 1999.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
