An earthquake measuring up to 5.7 magnitude has rocked Turkey sending tremors across tourist areas.

It’s also reported the European earthquake monitoring service said the quake measured up to 6.4 magnitude. And the quake was felt in Denizli then also neighboring Izmir and Antalya.

Two aftershocks, measuring magnitude 4.8 and 4.5, were also recorded following the initial earthquake.

Several homes in rural areas were completely destroyed by the violent shaking and a hospital was evacuated. Schools near the epicenter of the quake were also closed as a precaution.

The epicenter was centered on the town of Acipayam in Denizli province in southwestern Turkey. Only three injuries were reported due to the quake, mostly due to falling debris.

“This is the biggest quake that I felt, I was outside but it was shaking very much,” said Sahin Agah, 30, resident of the town of Acipayam near the epicenter.

“I saw some roof tiles, bricks and solar water heaters fell from the roofs. There are some cracks in buildings. I did not see any building collapsed. Everyone is outside,” Agah said.

Administrators from the districts of Ucari and Yenikoy, the epicenter of the quake, said some 20 buildings and houses were damaged. But officials were still assessing the damage.

Many across the area remember the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake that shook northwestern Turkey in 1999, which caused widespread damage and killed more than 17,000 people.

The Biblical prophecies (Matthew 24, Luke 21) foretell that earthquakes are a sign of the Last Days indicating the coming end of the age and the nearing appearance of Jesus Christ to catch away His born again believers.

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