A 5.9-magnitude earthquake partly collapsed some buildings and one mosque in western Turkey, killing at least three people and injuring nearly 100 people, authorities said on Friday.
The quake that struck at 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, sent terrified residents running from their homes before midnight. It was centered in the town of Simav, the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said.
Two people, including one who jumped out of a window in panic, were killed in Simav, Environment Minister Veysel Eroglu told reporters. An elderly woman died of a heart attack in another town, Inegol, authorities said.
Many residents spent the rest of the night in their cars or in the streets as authorities cautioned them against re-entering their homes.
Georgian embassy in Turkey says no Georgian nationals were among the injured.
