M5.2-quake strikes NW Türkiye

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye's northwestern province of Canakkale on Tuesday, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), Xinhua reports.

AFAD said on social media platform X that the earthquake occurred at 11:38 p.m. (2038 GMT) off the coast of Ayvacik district in the Aegean Sea.

Canakkale Governor Omer Toraman shared on X that following the earthquake, relevant units started field surveys, and no reports of damage or casualties have been received so far.

The tremor was felt across a wide range of areas in the Aegean and Marmara regions.

Earlier, it was reported that twenty-seven people were injured after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted Tainan City in China's Taiwan region on Tuesday.