On Monday, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake rattled areas of Turkey’s biggest metropolis, but it did not immediately cause any damage or casualties.
The epicentre of the earthquake, according to the AFAD emergency agency, was in Gemlik Bay in the Marmara Sea, which is located close to Bursa and roughly 60 kilometers (35 miles) south of Istanbul.
Television footage showed people leaving the house for safety, as AFP correspondents felt walls tremble on Istanbul’s European and Asian sides.
The North Anatolian Fault, one of the most active in the globe, is located close to the most populous city in Turkey.
In 1999, about 17,000 individuals lost their lives in an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude that had its epicentre on the eastern outskirts of the city.
Since then, the population of Istanbul has grown to over 16 million.
In February, southeastern Turkey was struck by two powerful earthquakes that killed over 50,000 people and destroyed or severely damaged tens of thousands of buildings in numerous cities.
AFP
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