Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes Central Turkey

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale has struck Turkey’s central region. 

The earthquake’s epicentre was in the country’s Adana province. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) confirmed the 5.5 magnitude earthquake.

The tremors struck at 08:44 am local time near Kozan, Adana, reported the United States Geological Survey.

Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) head Yunus Sezer said, “There is no negative situation,” following Tuesday’s earthquake.

“There is no negative situation as of the moment after the magnitude 5.5 earthquake that occurred at 08:44 in Kozan district of Adana province,” Sezer said in a tweet.

According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10-12 kilometres, reported the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface.

The EMSC noted that this quake was the seventh in the past 68 hours.

The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours.

The Kozan earthquake comes four months after the 7.8 magnitude quake which struck along the Turkey-Syria border, killing more than 50,000 people.