The 16 million metropolis of Istanbul switched a strong earthquake and drove the residents outside. For fear that houses could collapse, many people fled out. The earthquake was given by the AF – disaster service with a thickness of 6.2 – It is so far the most violent quake.
According to the authorities, the center of the earthquake in the Marmara was for the western suburbs of Istanbul. Accordingly, there were no victims or damage. “An earthquake of power 6.2 took place in Silivri, Marmaraer, Istanbul,” said the Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya in the online service X. He added that Quake was also felt in the surrounding provinces.
A first earthquake at 12.49 pm (11.49 am CEST) was followed by three more with a force between 3.9 and 4.9, as the National Civil Protection Authority AFAD announced on X. When the houses started to shake, thousands of people panicked in the street. “I felt the earthquake and ran away,” said a painter near the Galata tower, who had to downgrade four floors.
No information about wounded, dead or collapsed buildings
Information about wounded, dead or collapsed buildings in the 16 million residents’ city of the city initially had no existing, as the authorities and the regional governor’s office announced. The Governor’s office called on the population not to enter buildings that could have been damaged by the earthquakes.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he “followed the developments exactly”. The earthquakes were also felt in Greece and Bulgaria.
Istanbul lives in the fear of the “big”: some southern districts are just 15 kilometers from the northern Anatolian error, one of the most active earthquake zones on earth. Some experts consider an earthquake in force 7 as possible by 2030, which could collect hundreds of thousands of buildings in whole or in part.
Time and again heavy earthquakes in Turkey
Serious earthquakes have repeatedly occurred in Turkey. On February 6, 2023, an earthquake of 7.8 shook the southeast of Türkiye and the north of Syria. On the same day an earthquake took place, which reached the strength of 7.5. This was followed by various aftershogs. There were tens of thousands of deaths and countless injuries in both countries. The damage was huge. Hundreds of thousands of people had to be housed in tents and containers because their houses were destroyed or the risk of depositing.
Source: Krone
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