India, May 15 -- An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Turkey on Thursday around 3.46 pm, independent scientific organisation EMSC reported. The tremor was felt at 14km northeast of Kulu.

The impact of the tremor was strongly felt across Turkey's capital, Ankara, but there are no immediate reports of casualties or injuries, according to Iran's state-backed Mehr news agency.

This comes after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the area near Fry, Greece, early Wednesday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 1:51 a.m. local time at a depth of 78 kilometres. Tremors were felt as far away as Cairo, Egypt, as well as in Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan.

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