Earthquake: Turkey shaken by tremors, 50 people injured, magnitude 5.9

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Earthquake tremors were felt in a city in Turkey on Wednesday morning.

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According to the information given by the news agency ANI from the National Center for Seismology,

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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred 186 km west-northwest of Ankara, Turkey at 6.38 am on Wednesday morning.

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The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground.

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The earthquake injured 50 people and damaged some buildings.

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The epicenter of the earthquake was in the city of Golkaya in Duzse province, about 200 km east of Istanbul.

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The tremors were also felt in Turkey's two major cities, Istanbul and the capital, Ankara.

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Turkey lies on top of major fault lines and is frequently shaken by earthquakes.

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The city of Dujah in Turkey was affected by a powerful earthquake in the year 1999,

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About 800 people lost their lives in earthquake of 1999 in turkey.

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