Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits off coast of Türkiye

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 has occurred off the coast of Türkiye, The Turkish Interior Ministry's Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) said, Trend reports.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits off coast of Türkiye
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According to the information, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the Aegean Sea, 10.43 km from the Marmaris district of Mugla province. The earthquake source was located at a depth of 67.91 km.

Mugla Governor Idris Akbiyik said 34 people were injured after jumping from heights in panic following the earthquake.

He added that as a result of the incident, cracks appeared in two buildings in Marmaris.

As reported previously, an earthquake struck the northeast of Almaty on May 29.

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