Large earthquake hits off the coast of Turkey

A series of earthquakes shook Europe’s largest city of Istanbul on Wednesday, sending people running from buildings and Turkish authorities warning residents to stay outdoors.

A series of earthquakes shook Europe’s largest city of Istanbul on Wednesday, sending people running from buildings and Turkish authorities warning residents to stay outdoors.

The largest quake had a magnitude of 6.2 and struck the Marmara Sea 13 miles off the Turkish coast at 12:49 p.m. local time (5:49 a.m. ET), according to the United States Geological Survey.

That was followed by at least three aftershocks between magnitudes 4 and 5, the USGS said, all clustered near the economic maritime artery of the Bosphorus Strait.

The USGS’ “Did You Feel It?” map said it shook cities as far away as the Romanian capital of Bucharest and the Bulgarian capital of Sofia 300 miles away.

But so far, Turkish officials have found no “damage or adverse conditions on our highways, airports, trains or subways,” according to Turkish Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu on X.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/earthquake-turkey-istanbul-62-strikes-coast-rcna202533

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