Earthquake of magnitude 7.9 strikes central Turkey

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck central Turkey on early Monday at a depth of 10 km, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) mentioned.

Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) pegged the quake at 7.4 close to the southern metropolis of Kahramanmaras.

There was harm to buildings and folks have been gathered out on snowy streets, in keeping with pictures on state broadcaster TRT.

The earthquake lasted a few minute and shattered home windows, in keeping with a Reuters witness.

The space is usually hit by sturdy earthquakes.