5.0-magnitude earthquake hits border between Türkiye and Georgia

An earthquake occurred this afternoon in Türkiye, 61 km from the border with Georgia, the media reports. The hypocenter was at a depth of 11 km.

According to seismologists, the tremors were recorded at 13:02 local time (12:02 Moscow time). The magnitude was 5.0.

The earthquake was also felt by residents of Georgia, Sputnik Georgia reports.

There is no information about potential material damage or casualties.