ANKARA (CIHAN) - A moderate earthquake rattled the Turkish capital Ankara on Friday morning at 1:05 a.m.. However, there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The tremor measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale was felt strongest in the Keciören district of Ankara where residents left their houses and went out into the streets until their fears subsided.
Earthquakes happen frequently in Turkey, which lies on a seismically active stretch of the Anatolian fault. Turkish people are very sensitive to tremors following very serious earthquakes in recent years.