This is reported by the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).

It is noted that the tremors were recorded at 09:37 UTC (12:37 Moscow time).

The epicenter was located 175 km northeast of the large city of Gaziantep.

The hearth lay at a depth of seven kilometers.

Earlier it was reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 occurred off the coast of Papua New Guinea.