ANKARA
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit the Turkish eastern province of Elazig on Sunday morning, said the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
The quake was also felt in Malatya, Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Mardin, Batman and Diyarbakir provinces.
“No unfavorable situation has been detected following the earthquake,” Elazig’s governor Erkaya Yirik said, adding: “Our teams are meticulously working in the field.”
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu also said: “There is no negative situation so far. All of our teams are currently inspecting the area.”
“No loss of life or damage has been reported,” Soylu added, citing information from provincial authorities, and search and rescue teams.
Later, AFAD said in a statement at least 14 aftershocks of magnitudes ranging between 1.1 to 2.8 were reported.
It said that power and communication lines, transportation and infrastructure in the city were not damaged or interrupted.
Another earthquake of magnitude 4.2 was also recorded on Sunday off the coast of Aegean province of Mugla, AFAD said.
* Writing by Dilan Pamuk in Ankara
