5.5-magnitude quake hits southwestern Turkey

Photo taken on March 20, 2019 shows the interior view of a shop damaged by earthquake in Denizli, Turkey. An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck southwestern Turkey on Wednesday, but no casualties were reported so far, the authorities said. The tremor occurred at 9:34 a.m. local time (0634 GMT) in the Acipayam district of Denizli Province, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said in a statement. (Xinhua)