An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude was reported in the Köprüköy district of Erzurum province in eastern Turkey on Friday, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) announced. No casualties or damage have been reported yet.
The earthquake, occurring at 3:40 p.m. local time, took place at a depth of 6.9 kilometers (4.3 miles) according to initial reports in the Turkish media and felt in other provinces in the region, including Ağrı to the east and Diyarbakır to the south.
It was the second earthquake higher than a magnitude of 5.0 in two days. On Wednesday, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake, also at 3:40 p.m., hit the northern province of Düzce and was felt as far as Istanbul, some 215 kilometers (133 miles) west of the Black Sea province.
