The tremors were recorded at 02.17 Moscow time near the Turkish resort of Marmaris. The hearth was located at a depth of 67 kilometers, and there was a swamp nearby ria.ru.
According to the minister, the tremors were felt in Mugla province and a number of others, no damage was recorded.
"Fourteen-year-old Afranur Gunlu in Fethiye experienced a panic attack at the time of the earthquake and was hospitalized, but she could not be saved," Yerlikaya wrote.
Another 69 people were injured after jumping from a great height in a panic, 46 of them were hospitalized, the minister added.
