![A view of agricultural land with cracks which occurred up to 4 meters rising and breaking down of the land on the terrains in Sahinkayasi neighbourhood after devastating earthquakes hit multiple provinces of Turkiye including Kahramanmaras, on April 20, 2023 [İsmail Kaplan - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AA-20230420-30907063-30907056-MASSIVE_CRACKS_ON_TERRAINS_IN_QUAKEHIT_KAHRAMANMARAS.jpg?fit=920%2C606&ssl=1)
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck eastern Turkiye’s Malatya province today, the country’s disaster and emergency management authority (AFAD) said, adding that there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, Reuters reported.
AFAD said the quake occurred at 10:46am(07:46 GMT) with its epicentre in the district of Kale, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of the city of Malatya.
“Our teams are on alert and field scanning operations are ongoing,” it added.
The quake was also felt in Syria’s Hasakah, Deir Ez-Zor and Aleppo provinces, the country’s state news agency said.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the quake had a 6.1 magnitude and was at a depth of 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) below the earth.
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