Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The US Seismological Service (USGS) recorded an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 in southwestern Turkey, Anadolu agency reported.

According to experts, tremors began at 11:30 UTC (16:30 Tashkent). Their epicenter was located ten kilometers from the city of Acıpayam, and the center was located at a depth of ten kilometers.

The governor of the province of Denizli Hassan Karahan said that information about the victims had not been received. However, it could possibly be applied to some buildings. We have begun to evaluate it, he noted.

Karakhan stressed that the aftershock was the strongest after the recent earthquake in the same area.