Earthquake of Magnitude 5.5 Strikes off Turkey's Mediterranean Coast

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December 5th, 5:52pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck off the coast of Turkey’s Antalya province. (Reuters file photo)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck off the coast of Turkey’s Mediterranean coastal province of Antalya on Saturday, the Kandilli Observatory said. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 93.3 km (58 miles), it said, after revising the magnitude up from 5.4. Turkish media said the earthquake was felt in Antalya and neighboring provinces. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to buildings.

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