The earthquake with a magnitude 5.9 struck the town of Kale in Malatya province, according to the government-run Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency. It was felt in the cities of Diyarbakir, Elazig and Malatya, HaberTurk television reported.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck eastern Turkey's Malatya province on Wednesday, the country's disaster and emergency authority AFAD said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 9 km below the earth, EMSC said. (Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru;