The earthquake with a magnitude 5.9 struck the town of Kale in Malatya province at 10:46 a.m. (07:46 GMT), according to the government-run Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, known as AFAD.
A new algorithm used to analyze sediment layers of the seafloor is helping scientists pinpoint the timing of past Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes to determine when the next big one will come.