Turkey: moderate quake jolts western Turkey (6.0, shallow)

Source: AP

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish seismology institute says a moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has hit western Turkey. There are no immediate reports of casualties.

The Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said the quake in Kutahya province occurred at 23:15 p.m. (2015GMT) Thursday and was centered near the town of Simav. It says an aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 shook Simav just 10 minutes later.

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UPDATE 21:05 Aftershocks have been hitting the Kütahya district.

UPDATE 21:00 Still no reports of casualties or damage. It is night in Western Turkey so it may be difficult to get initial details if communications are down.

UPDATE 20:55 There has been much panic in Istanbul with people feeling this earthquake, and believing it to be the big one that is expected sometime in the next 30 years to a high probability.

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