5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Türkiye

5.2 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Türkiye

VAN

  5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye’s eastern Van province at 8.52 am (0552GMT) on Saturday, Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said.

The tremor's epicenter was in Van's Tusba district at a depth of 7 kilometers (4.35 miles), AFAD said.

Van Governor Ozan Balcı said that there have been no reports of casualties, adding that authorities are conducting their search operations.

 

 

 

 

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