ISTANBUL, October 16 (Sputnik) – A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has hit Turkey’s eastern province of Malatya, the Turkey Disaster and Emergency Management Authority
The earthquake occurred at 10:46 a.m. local time (07:46 GMT) at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) near the city of Kale in the province of Malatya.
Earlier in the day, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said that a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey. The quake took place 46 kilometers east of the city of Malatya. The epicenter was located at a depth of 9 kilometers.