An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wednesday. For now, there were no reports of damage or injured, but the inhabitants of the city of Türkiye fear a large earthquake.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Service, with an epicenter about 40 kilometers southwest of Istanbul in the Marmara Sea.
For now, There were no immediate reports of damage or injuredaccording to the US Agency Associated Press (AP).
But the population fears that this first earthquake is a “prech” and a foreshadowing a more intense earthquakeas reported by BBC journalist Tom Joyner who is in Istanbul.
“Most people who live in Istanbul know that there is a prediction of a large earthquake“, Joyner salts.
Scientists have predicted some time ago that Istanbul will be affected by a great earthquake that can happen at any time.
Tom Joyner spoke to a resident in Istanbul, Selin Tüter, who was at work, in an office building on the European side of the city, when the earthquake occurred.
“Many people panicked”reports this citizen, noting that many of them also “began to flee”.
In the memory of the citizens of the Turkish city, they continue the great who also shaken Syria, and who killed 55,000 people.
