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Neil Shaw & Sonia Sharma

Strong earthquake hits Mediterranean coast off Turkey, authorities have reported

An earthquake off the Mediterranean coast has rocked Turkey, it has been reported.

However, there were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties.

The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate said the quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck some 96 miles off the resort town of Kas, in Antalya province, at 8:32am.

Turkey sits on top of major fault lines and earthquakes are frequent, reports Wales Online.

At least 17,000 people died in a powerful earthquake in northwest Turkey in 1999.

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