Pictures of gettyA series of earthquake He struck near Istanbul, shaking buildings in the largest city in Turkey and pushed people to flee the apartment blocks.
The scale of impact and damage is not yet clear without immediate reports of victims.
The largest earthquake on Wednesday arrived at 12:49 local time (09:49 GMT), at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles), according to Turkey’s emergency services.
The epicenter of the tremor of 6.2-Magnitud was along the Marmara Sea coast, in the area of Silivri about 80 km west of Istanbul.
Turkish officials reported to two other smaller roofs, while also recorded.
Istanbul residents reported that the largest earthquake was one of the strongest they had heard for years.
People reported lamps and other furniture that crashed on their homes.
South Turkey was devastated by two giant earthquakes in 2023, which claimed more than 55,000 lives.
Istanbul is the most populous city in Turkey and houses 16 million people, one fifth of the country’s residents. The city is only 20 km north of the Fallas line of North Anatolic.
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