A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Mediterranean on Sunday, 30 January 2005, with its epicenter roughly 50 kilometers off the southern port city of Kaş, according to the Anatolia news agency. No damage or injuries were reported.
The tremor was the second to affect the Kaş area within a week. A 5.5-magnitude quake had hit the same region the previous Monday, also without causing damage, though it prompted widespread alarm among local residents.
Türkiye sits atop multiple seismic fault lines and is subject to frequent earthquake activity. Earlier in the week, a separate series of tremors in the country's eastern regions left two people dead and 22 others injured.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this AFP wire report, first published in January 2005, in its own words.