An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck eastern Turkey on Thursday the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Iran Press/Asia: 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.

No reports of casualties or material damage are known yet. 219