6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey, felt in Egypt
Ankara - (Saba):
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey early Tuesday and was felt in Egypt.
The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre stated that the earthquake struck the Dodecanese Islands region on the Turkish border, 132 km southeast of Aydın and 17 km south of Marmaris, and that the earthquake's depth was 68 km.
In the same context, social media users in Egypt reported feeling a strong earthquake that shook windows and houses for dozens of seconds.
In the same context, the Egyptian National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics stated that an earthquake occurred south of the Turkish border, and that a statement on the earthquake will be issued shortly.
It stressed that earthquakes are a natural phenomenon and that Egypt does not fall within the seismic belt. The epicenter of the current earthquake is Turkey, which is located in a seismically active region.
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