[Cyprus Times] VIDEO: The 6 magnitude moment in northwestern Turkey. The latest news of the 6.5 magnitude of the earthquake in Turkey's north-eastern

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After the earthquake, sirens sounded, with people taking to the streets There are no reports of casualties at this stage, serious injuries or major damage to buildings

An earthquake of 6.0 degrees was recorded in the early hours of today in northwestern Turkey, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

The earthquake, whose epicentre was located in an area 51 kilometres east-northeast of Adapazari, was almost superficial, with a focal depth of only 6 kilometres, according to the same source.

After the earthquake, sirens sounded, with people taking to the streets.

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Deprem oldu. Sakarya Akyazı ilçesinde deprem sonrasında sirenler çaldı vatandaşlar Sokaklara döküldü #deprem #sakarya #adapazarı #akyazı pic.twitter.com/Ww109KS7Dy

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- Sakarya Haber (@SakaryaHabercom) November 23, 2022

The mayor of the city of Duje, Farouk Ezlu, told CNN Türk television network that many residents were panicking, but was quick to add that there was no information at this stage about casualties, serious injuries or major damage to buildings.

Earthquake with magnitude 6.1 in Duzce. The earthquake was felt in many cities, especially in Istanbul and Ankara. #istanbul #ankara #deprem pic.twitter.com/wm4HUBKrqo

- BRAVE SPIRIT (@Brave_spirit81) November 23, 2022

Yaşanan deprem sonrasında bir sitedeki vatandaşların kaçıştığı an görüntülendi.#Deprem #deprem #Düzce #düzce #Adapazarı #adapazarı #Earthquake #Earthquake #talas #AFAD #afad pic.twitter.com/HuCH3aqyr8

- Bandırma Rivayet (@BRivayet) November 23, 2022

The earthquake was felt as far as Istanbul, 200 km away, as well as in Ankara, around 04:00 (local time - 03:00 Cyprus time).

According to the Turkish Civil Defense (AFAD), several aftershocks followed.

Geçmiş olsun Düzce.

Gölyaka ilçesinde saat 04.08'de meydana gelen 5,9 büyüklüğündeki #deprem sonrası, an itibarıyla, olumsuz bir ihbarın bulunmadığı bilgisi alınmıştır.

Düzce, Ankara, İstanbul ve Sakarya AFAD ekipleri bölgeye sevk edilmiştir.

Gelişmeleri takip ediyoruz. https:/t.co/b2CpxC0u0V

- AFAD (@AFADBaskanlik) November 23, 2022

The American Geological Survey (USGS) estimated that the earthquake was of magnitude 6.1, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), for its part, estimated that it had a magnitude of six.

#deprem#istanbuldeprem #duezcedeprem pic.twitter.com/iFYncNYS7d

- cloud deprem (@neranakyaka) November 23, 2022

AFAD has announced that it will proceed with power outages in the area as part of checks it is conducting and asked citizens to remain calm.

#Düzcede yaşanan #deprem sonrasında elektrik problemi yaşanıyor. Aynı zamanda da Ambulans trafiği oluştu.

Umarız can kaybımız yoktur?#depremanı #depremistanbul May 04.08 HAARP #Earthquake İçişleri Bakanı Soylu #Bolu Hissetmeyen Yataktan Kandilli #SONDAKİKA Korkudan Feci pic.twitter.com/LBuf1Zh8Jm

- Cem Kayalar ?? (@cemkayalarr35) November 23, 2022

Turkey is located over several tectonic plates and seismic activity in the country is intense.

One of the strongest earthquakes in recent years, in October 2020 in Izmir (Izmir), on the Turkish Aegean coast, killed more than 100 people.

In November 1999, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake killed about 900 people in the Douje region.

In September of the same year, a very strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake claimed the lives of at least 17,100 people around the industrial city of Nicomedia (Izmit), some 130 km away.

Seismologists have warned recently that there is a possibility that a strong earthquake could hit Istanbul, Turkey's largest city[/B], in the near future.

Source: protothema.gr

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