An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the open scale of Richter has shaken this Wednesday the city of Istanbul, located in northwest Turkey, and other provinces located in the surroundings, without for now there are information about victims or material damage.
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), under the Ministry of Interior, has indicated in its social network X that The epicenter has been located in the Marmara Seain front of Silivri, with the hypocenter located about 6.9 kilometers deep.
The Institute of Observation and Research of earthquakes of Kandilli (Krdae) has indicated on its website that the magnitude of the earthquake has been 6.1 and has added that The earthquake has been preceded by several tremorsincluding one of magnitude 4 on the open scale of Richter.
For his part, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, has affirmed after the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that “all AFAD teams and relevant institutions have initiated field inspections”, before stating that the earthquake “has been noticed in the surrounding provinces.”
“I express my best wishes to our citizens affected by the earthquake. That God protects our country and our nation against disasters,” he added in X.
Two earthquakes in Türkiye in 2023
Türkiye was the scene in 2023 of two earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 that had their epicenters near Gaziantep and Ekinozu and left more than 50,000 dead in the country in the countryto those who joined about 8,500 in the areas of northern Syria affected by the tremors, although it is feared that the number of victims will be higher in the Arab country.
