Baku, Azerbaijan, May 3
Trend:
Several earthquakes occurred in Turkey this morning, according to local media outlets.
An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude occurred in the province of Bolu at 05:30 (local time GMT+3) in the morning. The depth of the source of the earthquake was at eight kilometers.
Two minutes later, another earthquake occurred in the province. This time the strength of the earthquake was four points. The depth of the source of the second earthquake was at five kilometers.
Another 4.3-magnitude earthquake shook the Turkish province of Canakkale at 05:04 am local time.The depth of the earthquake was at seven kilometers.
There were no immediate reports on possible casualties.
Turkey is located in the seismically active zone, and the country often suffers strong earthquakes, which often lead to human casualties.
The strongest fluctuations of the Earth's crust in Turkey were recorded in 1999 in the Marmara sea region. The magnitude of the tremors at that time was 7.4 points and caused the death of more than 18,000 people.