The epicentre of the earthquake was in the village of Basyurt, near the town of Karakocan, about 550km east of Ankara, the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said.
Središte potresa bilo je u selu Basyurt, u blizini grada Karakocana, oko 550 kilometra istočno od Ankare, priopćio je Opservatorij Kandilli sa sjedištem u Istanbulu.