Paul Kirby- Europe digital editor
- Turkey’s disaster agency has recorded a series of tremors in a matter of minutes, all of them along the coast of the Sea of Marmara, and close to Istanbul.
- It is the second tremor of 6.2 magnitude that will be most worrying for Istanbul’s 16 million-strong population.
- It’s the biggest city in Turkey where a fifth of the country’s population lives.
- The interior minister says the quake was felt not just in Istanbul but in surrounding provinces too.
Orla Guerin- Reporting from Istanbul
- In my street in Istanbul, neighbours have gathered together, standing away from buildings, some clearly in shock.
- There is still no information about any casualties. I have felt previous earthquakes in my building, but in my six years living in Istanbul I have never felt one as strong as this.
- The building shook. I took cover for a few seconds inside and then rushed out of the building when the shaking continued. A neighbour says lamps crashed to the floor in her apartment.
- Living in Turkey means living with the risk of earthquakes. But today’s quakes have brought fear to many. Memories are fresh here of the devastating two quakes in southern Turkey in 2023.
- We’ve got more now from Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, which is reporting several earthquakes in Istanbul.
- The first is of 3.9 magnitude and hit the coast of the Silivri district at 12:13 local time (10:13 BST)
- The second is of 6.2 magnitude and hit the same area at 12:49 (10:49 BST)
- The third quake of 4.4 magnitude in Istanbul’s Buyukcekmece district hit at 12:51 local time (10:51 BST)
- Orla Guerin
- Reporting from Istanbul
- No word yet of any casualties.
- A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has hit Istanbul, news agency Reuters reports, citing Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency.
- The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) says the earthquake had a magnitude 6.02 and was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).
- Orla Guerin
- Reporting from Istanbul
- Buildings in Istanbul have been shaken by what feels like an earthquake.
- People are out in the streets in my neighbourhood on the European side of the city.
- I ran from my own building. I felt it very clearly in my flat. No further info yet.
- We’re getting reports of an earthquake hitting Turkey’s largest city Istanbul.
- This is a breaking story and we’ll bring you more in the next few moments.
