Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes off Turkiye's Mediterranean coast

ANKARA

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck the Mediterranean Sea around 170 kilometers off southwestern Turkiye early on Sunday, the country's disaster management authority reported.

The quake took place at 7.14 a.m. local time (0414GMT) about 177 kilometers (nearly 110 miles) off the district of Datca in Mugla province, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

It occurred at a depth of 16.2 kilometers below the surface, it added.

No casualties or physical damages have yet been reported.