Turkey: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred 186km West-North-West of Ankara, Turkey at around 06:38am on Wednesday. The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground, said National Center for Seismology.

The tremors were strong enough to be felt in Istanbul and the capital Ankara, media reports say. At least 22 people were injured.

Estimates of the quake’s depth vary from 2km to 10km.

There are reports of power being disrupted in the region, as well as some residents jumping from balconies.

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said there had been no information about loss of life.

But Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said later there were at least 22 injured, one seriously after jumping from a height.