ANKARA, August 11. /TASS/. At least 23 people were injured in an earthquake that struck the Malatya Province in eastern Turkey.

"23 citizens were injured as a result of falling from heights," Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca wrote on the X social network, previously known as Twitter.

A number of Malatya residents panicked and jumped out of windows fearing that their homes might collapse as a result of tremors.

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Malatya at approximately 9.00 p.m. local time (same as Moscow time). The epicenter was located 11 km southwest from the city of Malatya, home to 441,000 people, at the depth of 11 kilometers.