Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one ...

A strong earthquake rattled Istanbul, Turkey, and neighboring regions, sending panicked people pouring into streets but apparently causing no major damage.

New earthquake fault maps are needed to enhance safety regulations ... Governments in Syria and Turkey are studying these results to inform future infrastructure construction and disaster mitigation.

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has been recorded on the outskirts of Istanbul in Turkey - with three other countries also ...

Turkey is crossed by two major fault lines, and earthquakes are frequent. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Feb. 6, 2023, and a second powerful tremor hours later, destroyed or damaged hundreds of ...

A powerful earthquake shook Turkey's biggest city Istanbul on April 23, 2025 but caused no major damage, authorities said.

map said it shook cities as far away ... closed following the initial quake and its aftershocks. Turkey is a particularly active earthquake zone, sitting at the junction of three tectonic plates ...

No deaths were reported after the magnitude-6.2 tremor, which rattled nerves in the wake of Turkey’s disastrous 2023 quake. By Safak Timur and Erika Solomon Safak Timur reported from Istanbul ...

Turkey has been struck by a second earthquake just five days after a 6.2m quake shook buildings in Istanbul. At around 6.09pm local time Sunday April 27 a 4.7m earthquake hit the village of ...

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, shaking Istanbul and prompting people to evacuate buildings. Reuters, citing broadcaster TGRT, reported that one person had been injured as a ...

Languages: English. Several earthquakes rocked Istanbul on Wednesday, with the largest registering 6.2 on the Richter scale, according to Turkey's disaster agency. Several aftershocks were felt ...