51 Aftershocks Follow Powerful 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Istanbul

6.2 magnitude quake was “approxmately seven kilometres deep lasted a total of 13 seconds”.


Istanbul:

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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