6.2 The size of the earthquake is Istanbul rocks

A series of earthquakes including a 1.2 -watered shock It was struck near Istanbul, shaking the buildings in the largest city in Türkiye and pushing people to flee residential blocks.

There were no immediate reports on the wider losses or damage, but Istanbul officials said that they examined the buildings and warned people against staying behind the damaged sites.

Emergency services in Türkiye said that the largest earthquake was hit at 12:49 local time (09:49 GMT) at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles).

The center of the tremor is located 6.2 curtains along the coast of the Marmara Sea, in the Silveri area, about 80 km (50 miles), west of Istanbul.

Turkish officials reported two other smaller earthquakes, while the final tremors were also recorded.

Istanbul residents reported that larger earthquakes were one of the most powerful people who felt it in years.

People report lamps and other furniture colliding on the ground in their homes.

Silva Demirb, a professor of economics at Cook University, told the BBC that she was with her family in a high condition when the earthquake was hit and was “very frightening”.

“In the midst of the earthquake, we felt a deep feeling – because the entire family was together,” she said.

“We are safe, it seems that there was no harm in the buildings,” she said. But she added that people were tense about whether the earthquake was “wool himself” and “the real is on his way.”

South Türkiye was destroyed by two giant earthquakes in 2023, which claimed more than 55,000 lives.

Istanbul is the most populated and populated city of Türkiye for 16 million people – the country’s fifth population. The city is located 20 km north of the North Annader rift.

Additional reports from Malory Mindch