Second quake in two days: Central Türkiye jolted by 5.2-magnitude tremor

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 has struck the city of Konya in central Türkiye, as announced by the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).

The tremors were felt in the Turkish capital, Ankara, where a meeting between the leaders of Türkiye and Ukraine is currently taking place, Caliber.Az reports.

#DEPREM: Konya ilimizin Kulu ilçesinde, saat 15.46'da, 5.2 büyüklüğünde bir deprem meydana geldi.

Gelişmeleri takip etmekteyiz.

➡️ https://t.co/cofXSurHiN https://t.co/WgIOudVXnc

— AFAD (@AFADBaskanlik) May 15, 2025

To recall, just two days earlier - in the early hours of May 14, a magnitude-6 earthquake struck off the coast of Datça in the Mediterranean Sea.

The quake was recorded at 02:51 a.m. (GMT+3), approximately 155 kilometres south of the Datça district in the Muğla province. The tremors occurred at a depth of 20.41 kilometres beneath the seabed.

By Khagan Isayev