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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Istanbul on Wednesday, leading to scenes of panic in the Turkish metropolis, officials said.
The quake occurred in the Sea of Marmara close to Silivri, which lies around 70 kilometers (40 miles) to the west of the city, and aftershocks are continuing, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD).
Istanbul authorities said there had been no loss of life but that 151 people were injured after “jumping from heights due to panic.”
No residential buildings were damaged, the authorities added, but one abandoned building collapsed in the central Fatih District.
Turkey’s interior minister, Ali Yerlikaya, said the quake lasted a total of 13 seconds at a depth of seven kilometers, with 51 aftershocks recorded so far, the largest of which was of 5.9 magnitude.
“Let’s not let down our guard against possible aftershocks,” Yerlikaya said on X.
Some 6,100 emergency calls were received, he added, most of which were information inquiries.
CNN Turk anchor Meltem BozbeyoÄlu was live on air when the quake struck, with the studio visibly shaking on camera.
In February 2023, Turkey experienced one of its deadliest earthquakes in the last century, when a 7.8 magnitude quake struck 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi, in the southern Gaziantep province, at a depth of 24.1 kilometers (14.9 miles).
That quake also hit northern Syria, killing more 50,000 people across both countries.
With two key fault lines in its vicinity – the North Anatolian and the East Anatolian – Turkey is one of the most seismically active regions in the world, a reality that has amplified concern over Istanbul’s earthquake preparedness.
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