Tremor with magnitude 5.1 struck Aegean Sea close to Turkey


(MENAFN) Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced a tremor with 5.1 magnitude hit the Aegean Sea on Tuesday morning.

AFAD declared the earthquake happened in the western Izmir area at 7 AM (0400 GMT) regional time.

The epicenter of the tremor was 56.18 kilometers (34.90 miles) from Urla region, while the depth was 3.97 kilometers (2.46 miles).

AFAD as well said that a magnitude 4.3 impact occurred, at a depth of 7.16 kilometers (4.44 miles), while no deaths were recorded till now.

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