Moderate earthquake rocks southern Turkey

A moderate earthquake measuring 4. 7 on the Richter scale shook southern Turkey's Mediterranean coast early on Thursday with no casualties and damages reported.

According to Turkey's Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory, the quake occurred at 1:05 a.m. (2305 GMT on Wednesday) and the epicenter was 100 kilometers off Turkish southern province of Hatay.

The quake was felt in Turkish southern province of Antakya as well.

Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which is located on several seismological fault lines. Two massive quakes killed more than 18, 000 people in 1999.

Source: Xinhua