Earthquake of Size 6.2 This Wednesday shook Istanbul And other cities and provinces of northwestern Turkey. According to Turkish authorities, No casual victims or severe damage recorded For now. At least 236 people are injured and treated.
According to the authorities, most injuries occurred Panic attacks and attempts to jump from buildings. Istanbul is considered a city with high tectonic risk; Experts warn you are in the city 64% of the opportunity to experience an earthquake At least 7 before 2030.
The United States Geological Service (USGS) said that the tremor was 10 kilometers deep on Wednesday. The center of the Marmara Sea, which is about 40 kilometers southwest from Turkish city More population. He felt in the neighboring provinces of Decardock, Yalova, Parsa and Paligare And in the coastal city of Ezmirna, about 550 kilometers south of Istanbul.
According to Home Minister Ali Yerligaya, the earthquake lasted about 13 seconds, it was There are more than 100 copies of that, then the strongest of 5.9. At 12:49 pm, local time, many children did not go to school during a vacation and spent their free day on the streets. Some residents, panic inmates, ran out of their homes and buildings. “First, we felt a small earthquake, and then, when we went to the sink to update ourselves, I saw the tremor,” said an Istanbul resident of ‘Euronaws’.
Officials urged the public to avoid entering the buildings that could have been damaged, and promised that sports pavilions and mosques would be open to residents who did not want to spend night in their homes. Officials also emphasized the population Stay expiredBecause copies are expected. “We are lucky to live in an apartment built on foundations, but we have decided to wait a little more,” said another resident of Istanbul.
The authorities have received 378 Reports of structural damage in several buildingsMinister of Environment, Municipalities and Climate Change, Murad Croum, announced that 12 constructions were evacuated with caution. According to the authorities, Only an abandoned building of the historic district of Fati collapsed. “Thanks to God and now seems to have no problem,” President Receut Taiwa Erdogan said during the National Sovereign and Children’s Day Celebration. “God protect our country and our people from all kinds of disasters, disasters, accidents and problems”, A.K. The Chairman also said.
Turkey is passed by two major geographical failures and earthquakes are frequent. 7.8 earthquake killed on February 6, 2023 More than 53,000 people Damaged hundreds of thousands of buildings in Turgie and 11 provinces The country’s south and southeast. Another 6,000 people died north of neighboring Syria.
