Current：Home > FinanceMagnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes northwest Turkey. No damage or injuries reported -GrowthInsight
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes northwest Turkey. No damage or injuries reported
View
Date：2025-04-18 23:44:23
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake struck northwest Turkey on Monday, sending people out into the streets in fear. There was no immediate report of injuries or damage.
The magnitude 5.1 earthquake was centered in the Sea of Marmara, off the town of Gemlik in Bursa province, according to the disaster management agency, AFAD. It struck at 10:42 a.m. local time (07:42 GMT), at a depth of some 9 kilometers (5.6 miles)
HaberTurk television said it was felt in Istanbul and other nearby regions where people left homes and offices in fear.
In February, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated 11 southern and southeastern Turkish provinces as well as part of northern Syria. More than 50,000 people were killed in Turkey.
veryGood！ (677)
Related
- Plunge Into These Olympic Artistic Swimmers’ Hair and Makeup Secrets
- A hotel worker's 3-hour commute tells the story of LA's housing crisis and her strike
- Suzanne Somers, fitness icon and star of Three's Company, dies at age 76 following cancer battle
- Putin’s visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia
- Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
- French authorities say school where teacher was fatally stabbed last week evacuated over bomb alert
- Teen Wolf's Tyler Posey Marries Singer Phem During Star-Studded Wedding
- Arrest made in airport parking garage shooting that killed Philadelphia officer and injured another
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- It Only Takes One Time to Find Out What the Stars of Little Giants Are Up to Now
Ranking
- Elon Musk’s Daughter Vivian Calls Him “Absolutely Pathetic” and a “Serial Adulterer”
- IDF reservist offers harrowing description of slaughters and massacres of Israeli civilians
- Arizona tribe protests decision not to prosecute Border Patrol agents who fatally shot Raymond Mattia
- UN will repatriate 9 South African peacekeepers in Congo accused of sexual assault
- A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
- The Israeli public finds itself in grief and shock, but many pledge allegiance to war effort
- French authorities say school where teacher was fatally stabbed last week evacuated over bomb alert
- Louisiana couple gives birth to rare 'spontaneous' identical triplets
Recommendation
Billy Bean was an LGBTQ advocate and one of baseball's great heroes
Italian court confirms extradition of a priest wanted for murder, torture in Argentina dictatorship
Strong earthquake hits western Afghanistan
Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
Delaware man charged in kidnapping of 11-year-old New Jersey girl after online gaming
Piper Laurie, Oscar-nominated actor for The Hustler and Carrie, dies at 91
Russian governor has been reported to police after saying there’s ‘no need’ for the war in Ukraine