Epicentar tog zemljotresa je bio u selu Basyurt, u blizini mjesta Karakocan, oko 550km istočno od Ankare, saopćeno je iz istambulske opservatorije Kandilli.
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.