A strong earthquake that shakes Istanbul, affects dozens – DW – 04/23/2025

The largest city in Türkiye in Istanbul was exposed to an earthquake 6.2 on Wednesday, leaving at least 151 people.

The Istanbul Governor's office said that most of the injuries were the result of people trying to jump from the buildings, adding that “their treatments are continuing in hospitals, and they are not in a state of life.”

According to the United States' geological survey, the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km (about 6 miles).

Powers of pancakes and buildings rushed to the streets and to the city's gardens: Yasin Akgul/AFP What do we know about the earthquake?

The center of the earthquake was located about 40 km southwest of Istanbul, in the Marmara Sea, but it still felt strongly in Istanbul.

DW Correspondent Julia Han witnessed “shock and panic” among many Istanbul population.

“We have seen people leaving buildings and gathering outside in the open air. Fear is very understandable because Türkiye is one of the most earthquakes in the world,” Han added.

Han added: “Istanbul was affected by a strong earthquake in 1999. In 2023, huge shooks destroyed large parts of southeast Türkiye. This is on people's minds.”

“This is the danger that we live with in this city, and this is part of life here in Türkiye, unfortunately,” she said.

Hit the earthquake during the public holiday

People with panic rushed from homes and buildings to the streets and to the city's gardens, where many shocked the earthquake.

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that the earthquake, which started at 12:49 pm local time (9:49 UTC/GMT) lasted about 13 seconds and was followed by more than 50 defeats.

The earthquake hit the city during a public holiday, national sovereignty and children's day.

Children were outside schools and families on the streets when the earthquake was hit.

“Praise be to God, it does not seem to have any problems at the present time,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during an event that defines the holiday. “May God protect our country and our people from all kinds of disasters, disasters, accidents and problems.”

The tremor was felt in the districts adjacent to the Tikrdag, Yalova, Borsa and Balicrir and in the city of Ezmir, about 550 km south of Istanbul.

Edited by: Rana Taha

“Correction, April 23, 2025: A previous version of this article referred to Istanbul as the Turkish capital. This has now been corrected. We apologize for the error.”

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