This was reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.

The epicenter was located at a distance of 15 km northeast of the city of Antakya, where about 210 thousand people live.

The source lay at a depth of 10 km.

There were no reports of casualties or damage.

Earlier, seismologist Frank Hougerbits said that new strong earthquakes could occur in March.

It was also reported that the number of earthquake victims in Turkey exceeded 45 thousand.