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Turkey: Earthquake strikes near western coast

| | Feb 06, 2017, at 07:38 pm
Ankara Feb 6 (IBNS): An earthquake of 5.2-magnitude struck near the western coast of Turkey on Monday morning, according to media reports.

The earthquake, which occurred in the wee hours of Monday, was located 26 kilometers to the west of the Turkish town of Ayvacık, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

Media reports, quoting the state news agency said, a number of houses in five villages were damaged and four people injured.

More details awaited.

Image: Creative Commons/Bjørn Christian Tørrissen

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