ISTANBUL: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit southwest Turkey at 21:49 GMT (2:49 AM PST, Saturday) on Friday, Turkey's Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute said.
The epicentre was at Aricilar-Ula district, southeast of Mugla province on the Aegean Sea at a depth of 6.3 km, Kandilli Observatory said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake.