The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) published a preliminary assessment report on the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Adana's Saimbeyli district at 14:43 today.
According to the report, the quake occurred at a depth of 7 kilometers, and the settlement closest to the epicenter was Akoluk village in Feke district, 7.114 kilometers away. Sixteen aftershocks ranging from magnitude 1 to 2.4 were recorded after the main shock. It was noted that 32 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above have occurred in the region since 1900, the largest of them magnitude 5.7.
