More than 150 people were injured when they jumped from buildings in Istanbul on Wednesday as one of the strongest quakes in years hit the city.Many people gathered in parks and others sat on ...

Istanbul residents fear returning home after a 6.2 magnitude quake caused panic and shook buildings.

The epicentre of Wednesday’s quake, which hit at 12.49pm (0949 GMT), was in the area of Silivri, some 80km to the west of Istanbul. It was at a depth of 6.92km, Turkey’s AFAD disaster agency said.

An expert has warned that the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the Turkish city of Istanbul on Wednesday is not the anticipated ‘big earthquake’ and that there could be an even stronger ...

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The latest tremor also revived memories of a 1999 earthquake near Istanbul that killed 17,000. The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said the latest earthquake had a magnitude 6.02.

More than 150 people were injured when they jumped from buildings in Istanbul on Wednesday as one of the strongest quakes in years hit the city.

Istanbul has long been on alert for a strong earthquake, but experts warn that this latest tremor is not the anticipated ‘big one’. Geophysicist Professor Ovgun Ahmet Ercan said a ‘major’ earthquake ...

Powerful earthquake shakes Istanbul, dozens hurt jumping from buildings Reuters Published: 23 April ,2025: 01:27 PM GST Updated: 23 April ,2025: 06:46 PM GST ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -More than 150 people were injured when they jumped from buildings in Istanbul on Wednesday as one of the strongest quakes in years hit the city. Many people gathered in parks ...