Panic to residents after earthquake in Turkey

According to foreign media, the first two shocks, which occurred only one minute at 16:39 local time, occurred at a depth of 6.35km, according to the Disaster Management Authority and Emergency Management (AFAD).

As the third quake took place an hour later, AFAD said.

As it is further known, the epicentre of all three earthquakes was the Yeşilyurt district, the same as the quake's 5.3-magnitude era that occurred Thursday.

Three quakes of 4.8, 4.5 and 4.2 have shaken Turkey's Malatya province on Saturday, causing residents to leave their homes just two days after another earthquake rocked the province.

According to foreign media, the first two shocks, which occurred only one minute at 16:39 local time, occurred at a depth of 6.35km, according to the Disaster Management Authority and Emergency Management (AFAD).

As the third quake took place an hour later, AFAD said.

As it is further known, the epicentre of all three earthquakes was the Yeşilyurt district, the same as the quake's 5.3-magnitude era that occurred Thursday.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlicaya noted authorities, including AFAD, they are scanning the area to determine any material or physical damage.

Earthquakes also felt in the nearby region, including the province of ʼanlıurfa.

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Malatya on Thursday, but no serious damage was reported from that earthquake.

Otherwise, on February 6th, a number of earthquakes, two of 7.7 and 7.6 hit southeastern Turkey, destroying homes, road infrastructure and parts of cities, resulting in at least 50,000 people's deaths and wounding thousands of others.

The country declared a state of emergency after the tragic disaster as it vowed to rebuild earthquake - torn cities.