The earthquake with an initial intensity of 6.2 richter occurred in Istanbul, according to Turkey's emergency management agency. There have been no reports of damage or casualties.
The latest earthquake in Turkey was recorded as a 6.2-magnitude richter, at a depth of 10 km, with the center of the earthquake about 40 km southwest of Istanbul over the Marmara Sea, the Geological Survey said. This earthquake was felt in some vicinity.
Turkey has two major cross-sections and frequent earthquakes. A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit on February 6, 2023, following a powerful earthquake hours later, destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of buildings in 11 southern and southeastern provinces of Turkey, killing more than 53,000 people.
About 6,000 others have died in northern Syria.
