India, Oct. 9 -- An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck Turkey in the early hours of Thursday, according to German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).

The intensity of the earthquake in Turkey was initially measured at 5.33, however, the GFZ website later reported the magnitude at 4.7.

The earthquake struck at around 2:54 am (local time) and was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the magnitude of the Turkey earthquake at 4.9, with the epicentre 17 kilometres southwest of Emet and at a depth of 7.4 kilometres.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damages.

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