Ankara, August 11: An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted eastern Turkey on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Earthquake in Japan: Quake of Magnitude 6.0 on Richter Scale Hits Hokkaido, No Casualties Reported.

The earthquake occurred at 10 kilometres South South West (SSW) of Turkey's Malatya at 17:48 (UTC) on Thursday, according to EMSC. The depth of the earthquake was registered at a depth of 10.9 kilometres. Earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Quake of Magnitude 4.3 on Richter Scale Jolts Union Territory.

Taking to its Twitter handle, EMSC stated, "#Earthquake 10 km SW of #Malatya (#Turkey) 19 min ago (local time 20:48:00). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses."

No reports of casualties or material damage are known yet.

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