51 aftershocks follow powerful 6.2 Istanbul quake: minister
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul on Wednesday, followed by over 50 aftershocks, according to Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya
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- Published Date: 05:02 | 23 April 2025
- Modified Date: 05:04 | 23 April 2025
More than 50 aftershocks rocked the Istanbul region after a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Sea of Marmara just to the south of Turkey's biggest city on Wednesday, the interior minister said.
"By 3:12 pm (1512 GMT), 51 aftershocks -- the largest of which was 5.9 magnitude -- had been recorded," Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote on X, saying the first 6.2 magnitude quake, which hit at 12:59 pm was "approximately seven kilometres deep lasted a total of 13 seconds".
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