ISTON (AP) – The 6.2 -areas of the earthquake is 6.2 other areas on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports on severe damage or injuries in the city of 16 million.
The earthquake had a shallow depth of 10 km (about 6 miles), according to the United States’ geological survey. Its position was about 40 km (25 miles) southwest of Istanbul in the Marra Sea.
The earthquake was felt in many neighboring provinces and in the city of Eser, about 550 km (340 miles) south of Istanbul. There were many wireless tremors, including one measuring 5.3.
Residents rushed to homes and buildings in a state of panic. Disaster and Emergency Management Agency urged people to stay away from the buildings.
The earthquake was hit at 12:49 pm on a public holiday when many children were out of school and celebrated the streets. Forced earthquake authorities in Istanbul to cancel events.
The Minister of the Interior in Türkiye, Ali Yerikaya, said that the authorities had not received reports on the collapsed buildings. He said to the Habartork screen, however, there were reports of damage to the buildings.
Mayor Mohamed Ergon Turan from the historic Fatih area that includes the famous Blue Mosque and told Hagia Sofia the local media that no damage or collapse was reported, but one person was injured to jump from a window in a state of panic.
“But it had reported traffic jams, and he said that many buildings were already in danger because of the density of the region,” Kimal Sibi, mayor of Cocoxixi in western Istanbul, told the local broadcaster NTV that there were no negative developments yet.
Türkiye is crossed by two main mistakes, and earthquakes are frequent.
An earthquake 7.8 on February 6, 2023And hours after a strong tremor, hundreds of thousands of buildings were destroyed or destroyed in 11 southeast provinces, leaving more than 53,000 people. Other people were killed in the northern parts of neighboring Syria.
Istanbul was not affected by this earthquake, but the destruction increased fears of a similar earthquake, as experts indicate the city’s proximity to the rift lines.
In an attempt to prevent the damage caused by any future earthquake, the national government and local administrations have started reconstruction projects in urban areas to fortify buildings at risk and launch campaigns to demolish buildings at risk of collapse.
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Fraser mentioned from Ankara, Türkiye. Robert Donic contributed to Kanakil, Türkiye.
