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Locals Startled as Powerful Quake Shakes Istanbul

Pedestrians were startled and people ran out of buildings and onto the street as a 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook Istanbul on Wednesday, April 23.Turkey’s emergency management authority (AFAD) said the epicenter of the earthquake was off the coast in the Sea of Marmara.Abdulkadir Uraloglu, the minister for transport and infrastructure, said initial inspections did not reveal damage to highways, airports, railways, or subways.No collapsed buildings were reported, Hurriyet said, citing Internal Affairs Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Credit: Qusay Noor via Storyful

Pedestrians were startled and people ran out of buildings and onto the street as a 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook Istanbul on Wednesday, April 23. Turkey’s emergency management authority (AFAD) said the epicenter of the earthquake was off the coast in the Sea of Marmara.

Abdulkadir Uraloglu, the minister for transport and infrastructure, said initial inspections did not reveal damage to highways, airports, railways, or subways. No collapsed buildings were reported, Hurriyet said, citing Internal Affairs Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Credit: Qusay Noor via Storyful.