A strong earthquake shook eastern Turkey on Sunday, days after another quake killed 10 people in the region. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in Sunday’s quake.
The quake, centred in Erzurum province, had a preliminary magnitude of 5,3, the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said.
Private CNN-Turk, which said the quake struck at about 6.50am local time, said residents fled their homes in panic following the temblor, but did not report any immediate damage.
Ten people were killed following a magnitude 5,1 earthquake on Thursday that destroyed mud-brick homes in 15 villages in Erzurum.
Most of the dead were children sleeping in their beds.
More than 100 aftershocks followed the initial quake. Erzurum is about 900km east of Ankara, the capital.
Most of Turkey lies on the active north Anatolian fault. In August 1999 a quake killed more than 17 000 people in western Turkey. — Sapa-AP