Ankara. Türkiye was shaken by terrible earthquake tremors on Wednesday. It is being told that a strong earthquake was felt in Eastern Turkey on Wednesday. Its intensity has been estimated at 5.9 on the Richter scale. Panic spread among the people due to the earthquake. Officials said there was no immediate information about any damage due to the earthquake.
The 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the town of Kale in Malatya province, according to the government Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency. According to reports, the impact of the earthquake was also felt in the nearby cities of Diyarbakir, Elazig, Erzincan and Tunceli. “We have not received any information about any problem so far,” the administration said.
Turkish officials said the potential damage in remote areas was still being assessed. According to the news of ‘Haberturk’, people in the entire area came out of their homes and offices in panic. Malatya was one of 11 provinces devastated by a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and parts of northern Syria last year. India was the first to help Turkey in this earthquake.