Magnitude 5.1 quake jolts central Turkey

Rescuers search quake rubble in Sursuru neighborhood for survivors after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Turkish province of Elazig on 25 January, 2020 [Sercan Küçükşahin/Anadolu Agency]

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s central Konya province, the country’s disaster authority announced on Monday.

The quake shook the Meram district of Konya province at 8.43 p.m. local time (1743GMT), according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

It occurred at a depth of 6.82 kilometres (4.2 miles) below the surface, it added.

No further details on casualties were provided.

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