At least 35 persons were injured early on Wednesday morning in northwest Turkiye by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1.
The shallow tremor was felt strongly in Istanbul, the biggest city in the nation, which was located roughly 170 kilometers (105 miles) east of the epicenter.
Although it also affected other surrounding cities, national officials estimated the earthquake's magnitude at 5.9, which is lower than the 6.1 reported by the US Geological Survey. The earthquake's epicenter was in the Golyaka district of Duzce province.
“We were woken up with a big noise and tremor,” Duzce resident Fatma Colak told AFP.
“We got out of our homes in panic and now we are waiting outside.”
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted that 35 people were injured including 32 in Duzce, one in Istanbul, and the other two in the nearby provinces of Bolu and Zonguldak.
Turkiye is one of the world’s most active earthquake zones.
Duzce was one of the regions hit by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in 1999 — the worst to hit Turkiye in decades. That quake killed more than 17,000 people, including about 1,000 in Istanbul.
Experts have long warned a large quake could devastate Istanbul, which has allowed widespread building without safety precautions.
The shallow tremor was felt strongly in Istanbul, the biggest city in the nation, which was located roughly 170 kilometers (105 miles) east of the epicenter.
Although it also affected other surrounding cities, national officials estimated the earthquake's magnitude at 5.9, which is lower than the 6.1 reported by the US Geological Survey. The earthquake's epicenter was in the Golyaka district of Duzce province.
“We were woken up with a big noise and tremor,” Duzce resident Fatma Colak told AFP.
“We got out of our homes in panic and now we are waiting outside.”
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted that 35 people were injured including 32 in Duzce, one in Istanbul, and the other two in the nearby provinces of Bolu and Zonguldak.
Turkiye is one of the world’s most active earthquake zones.
Duzce was one of the regions hit by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in 1999 — the worst to hit Turkiye in decades. That quake killed more than 17,000 people, including about 1,000 in Istanbul.
Experts have long warned a large quake could devastate Istanbul, which has allowed widespread building without safety precautions.
