An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck eastern Turkey's Malatya province on Wednesday, the country's disaster and emergency management authority (AFAD) said, adding that there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The earthquake with a magnitude 5.9 struck the town of Kale in Malatya province, according to the government-run Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency. It was felt in the cities of Diyarbakir, Elazig and Malatya, HaberTurk television reported.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck eastern Turkey's Malatya province on Wednesday, the country's disaster and emergency authority AFAD said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 9 km below the earth, EMSC said. (Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru;