6,5 people were killed and 14 injured in the 57-magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern part of Turkey on Friday, according to the latest figures from the Turkish authorities.
The announcement states that eight people were killed and 12 injured in Elazig, while six people were killed and 45 injured in Malatija.
Anadolu Agency reports that several buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
The Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) announced that the epicenter of the earthquake was registered at 20:55 local time, in the town of Sivrice, not far from Elazig.
Videos published on social networks show that buildings have collapsed in some parts of Elazig.
According to the first information, the earthquake had a strength of 6,8 degrees, but AFAD later confirmed that its strength was 6,5 degrees.
The epicenter of the earthquake was recorded at a depth of about seven kilometers.
AFAD also confirmed that after the 6,5 magnitude earthquake, several more earthquakes were recorded, including one of 5,4 magnitude, Anadolia reports.
The earthquake was also felt in the surrounding cities, even in the northern parts of Syria and Iraq.
Turkey is located on shaky ground and the country is often hit by earthquakes.
In the 7,4 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey in 1999, 17.000 people died, of which around 1.000 were in Istanbul.
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