An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit southeastern Turkey on Thursday, damaging buildings and injuring five people, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said.
The earthquake was centered on the town of Samat in Adiyaman province. It was followed by four more tremors, the strongest measuring 4.4 magnitude.
Yusuf Firat, the mayor for Samsat, said no one was killed, but the quake panicked the town, the AP reported.
A separate earthquake, measuring 4.6 also struck the village of Kasimkuyu in Sanliurfa province, sending people out into the streets in panic.
