A 5.0 magnitude earthquake occurred near Simav located in Turkey’s western Aegean region on Sunday, as reported by the Germany Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) according to Reuters. Simav in Kütahya province is about 300 km east of Istanbul.
Several earthquakes have occurred in the area before, including a 6.1 magnitude quake that happened in August. There are no reports of casualties or major damage at this time, however, local authorities are monitoring the situation closely.
As reported by the Centre Sismologique, the earthquake had a shallow depth of approximately 10 km and was followed by at least two aftershocks.
Shallow earthquakes are usually more hazardous than deep earthquakes because the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes travel a shorter distance to the surface and on the surface have a stronger shaking effect and a greater chance of damaging structures and generating casualties.
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