Additional information added (first version added at 17:20)
More than 50 people were injured as a result of earthquake in Turkey, CNN Turk reported. All of them are distributed to the hospitals of Van.
An earthquake measuring 6.6 occurred on Sunday in south-eastern province of Van in Turkey, the Seismological Observatory of Bosphorus University reports.
Earthquake recorded at 13.40 local time, its epicenter was located at a depth of 5 km, the head of the observatory Ahmet Ercan said live on the NTV channel. He confirmed that the intensity of the earthquake was 6.6 on the Richter scale, not 7.6, as Western media reported.
Earlier, Reuters reported with reference to the U.S. Geological Survey TV announced that the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.6.
According to preliminary data, more than 50 people injured. The province also reported disruptions in electricity and telephone communications, according to local media. No casualities had been reported yet.
The earthquake was felt in many parts of southeastern and eastern Turkey.