ANKARA: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Western Turkey region on Wednesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was at a depth of 2 km (1.24 miles), EMSC said. Quake was centered in Duzce province, the country’s disaster management agency says, with tremors felt in Istanbul, Ankara and other regions.
Footage of the moment 5,9 magnitude #quake hit Düzce in northern Turkey. Tremors also felt across Istanbul and Ankara. 18 aftershocks recorded. No casualties or major damage reported so far. In Nov 99 in a 7,2 quake that hit Düzce over 800 ppl were killed pic.twitter.com/PUkZxGjl9N
— Selin Girit (@selingirit) November 23, 2022
#deprem Düzce Avni Akyol öğrenci yurdu deprem sonrası..! #duzce pic.twitter.com/4CSF2N5zvF
— Murat Ülker (Doğu Medya) (@mulker04) November 23, 2022
“Our teams are supplying blankets, food and water. Additional blood supplies were sent to hospitals that may be needed in the region,” Turkish Red Crescent president Kerem Kinik said.
