UPDATE - Magnitude 5.2 quake shakes eastern Turkey

UPDATES WITH AFAD STATEMENT

By Firat Tasdemir, Ismet Karakas, Ridvan Korkulutas, and Aydin Arik

ANKARA/BINGOL, Turkey (AA) - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Turkey's eastern province of Bingol on Friday, the country's disaster agency announced.

The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the quake struck the Kigi district of the province at 9.28 p.m. local time (1828GMT).

It occurred at a depth of 15.51 kilometers (9.63 miles) below the surface, it added.

AFAD said the distance of the quake was only 2.28 km (1.41 mi) from the closest settlement area of Asagi Serinyer village.

At least five aftershocks were also recorded with the largest having a magnitude of 2.6, it added.

The governor of Bingol, Kadir Ekinci, told Anadolu Agency that there have been no reports of damage or casualties so far.

Ekinci said that gendarmerie and AFAD teams are on duty in the region.

*Writing by Sena Guler