Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Turkey's southwest -Turkish observatory


Reuters | Ankara | Updated: 08-08-2019 17:23 IST | Created: 08-08-2019 17:19 IST
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Turkey's southwest -Turkish observatory
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An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude rocked Turkey's southwestern city of Denizli, the country's earthquake observatory said on Thursday.

It wasn't immediately clear if there were any casualties. The Kandilli observatory said the earthquake took place 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) underground. The USGS said the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.8.

 

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