An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in the border region of Turkey and Syria.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in the border region of Turkey and Syria, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported on May 20.

It is noted that in the Turkish province of Malatya, tremors were recorded at 09:00 Moscow time. The epicenter was located near the village of Gulumushagy, and the center was located at a depth of 4.4 km.

Currently, there is no information about the destruction yet. At the same time, tremors were felt in neighboring provinces.

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