A series of earthquakes have hit the Istanbul area, according to multiple reports.
As of 13:30 Istanbul time (10:27 GMT), there were no reports of any casualties.
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency gave details of the first three quakes, though at least three more sizeable tremors followed these quakes, according to local reports:
- The first quake was of 3.9-magnitude on the Moment Magnitude Scale. It hit the coast of Silivri district at 12:13 local time.
- The second was of 6.2-magnitude. It struck the same area at 12:49.
- The third was of 4.4-magnitude. It hit Istanbul’s Buyukcekmece district at 12:51.
Quakes of up to five on the scale are felt and cause minor damage. Anything above a six is ranked as strong and can cause severe damage.
Istanbul authorities said they were still scanning the city and asked members of the public to not approach buildings that might be damaged.
In 2001, Dogan Kalafat, the late accomplished earthquake researcher of Istanbul’s Kandilli Observatory’s Earthquake-Tsunami Monitoring Center, measured the threat of a 7.0+ magnitude earthquake hitting Istanbul by 2030 at 64%. He confirmed this probability again in 2023, and proposed that the probability would rise to 75% by 2050.
Istanbul is situated near the North Anatolian Fault and is home to more than 16mn people.
Asked after the February 2023 disaster if Istanbul was well prepared for a massive earthquake, seismologist Kalafat told AFP: “I’d like to say it, but sadly, it’s a very big city with too many poorly constructed buildings.”
Kalafat had previously denounced using low-quality cement and building on “soft soils”.
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