A former Premier league star was caught up in a powerful earthquake which hit close to Turkish resorts popular with British holidaymakers .

The powerful 6.7 magnitude tremor happened in Mugla Province close to resorts such as Marmaris and Bodrum and also resulted in a small tsunami.

The quake, which struck at 1:31 am local time was located off the southwestern coastal city of Marmaris. It was close to the Turkish town of Bodrum and the Greek island of Kos .

Ex-footballer Kevin McNaughton was near the town of Dalaman when the earthquake hit.

Kevin McNaughton experienced the huge earthquake (Image: PA)
The ex-Bolton Wanderers and Wigan defender was left terrified (Image: Getty)

LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATERFLOOD INTO BODRUM AFTER EARTHQUAKE

The ex-Bolton Wanderers and Wigan defender tweeted: “Jesus, just experienced earthquake in Turkey, literally c****ed myself, room shaking all over the place. Just stood outside not sure what to do.”

The sportsman is on holiday near the town of Dalaman (Image: Getty)

Other British holidaymakers took to social media reporting the tremors.

Jake Brailey wrote: “Just experienced my first ever earthquake in Turkey.”

Rahim Uddin wrote on Facebook: “We just had an earthquake in Turkey, boy it was scary, my whole apartment was shaking.”

The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.9, was very shallow, only 6.2 miles below the seabed.

TOURISTS SPILL ONTO BEACH AS EARTHQUAKE HITS TURKEY

(Image: Twitter/@sivaskarayilan)

A magnitude 6.7 quake is considered strong and is capable of causing considerable damage, but the effects of this one would have been dampened by seas.

Turkey is prone to earthquakes because it is located between the Arabian plate and Eurasian plate.Pictures show water in the streets with debris strewn across roads.

People inside Bodrum Hospital were forced to hide under desks as the powerful tremor hit.The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.9, was very shallow, only 6.2 miles below the seabed.

A magnitude 6.7 quake is considered strong and is capable of causing considerable damage, but the effects of this one would have been dampened by seas.