Moderate earthquake shakes Turkey, damage but no wounded reported
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 shook a province in southeastern Turkey, a seismology center reported on Wednesday.
There were no reports of any injuries but the local governor said the quake caused damage to several buildings.
The Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said that the epicenter was in the town of Samat, in Adiyaman province. The quake struck at 5:22 a.m. (0222 GMT) on Wednesday.
Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, much of which lies atop the active North Anatolian fault.
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