A tremor of magnitude 6.2 shook the city of Türkiye. His epicenter was in the Marmara Sea and no victims were recorded.
A powerful earthquake 6.2 magnitude shook the capital of Türkiye This Wednesday. Although no victims were reported, it was one of the strongest movements in recent years in Istanbul.
An earthquake shook the capital of Türkiye
According to the National Agency for the Management of Catastrophes AFAD and Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, “There has been an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 in front of Silivri, in the Marmara Sea,” Shortly before 13 local time (7 in Argentina). This town is located west of Istanbul.
These were two tremors, with a few seconds of interval. “According to our first data, No adverse effect or damage on our roads, airports, trains or metro lines has been detected”, Wrote on Network X the Turkish Minister of Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloglu.
The tremor occurred at 12.49 noon on a holiday, with the presence of people and children in the streets. From AFAD they urged residents to Stay away from buildings.
The mayor of the historic district of Fatih, Mehmet Ergun Turan, -which houses The famous blue mosque and Hagia Sophia- He told the local press that no damage or landslides were reported; But only one person was injured when jumping through a window due to panic.
In Türkiye the earthquakes are frequent
On February 6, 2023, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 was recorded. Hours later, a second tremor destroyed and generated damage to buildings in 11 provinces of the southern and southeast of the country. In that case, he left more than 53,000 deaths.
Although Istanbul was not affected by that earthquake, The devastation fueled the fear of a similar earthquake, with experts citing the proximity of the city to failures.
In an attempt to prevent damages of future earthquakes, both the national government and local administrations began Urban reconstruction projects to reinforce the buildings in danger and launched campaigns to demolish buildings at risk of collapse.
Source: Ambito
