Istanbul — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkey's disaster and emergency management agency said. There were no reports of serious damage or major ...

Istanbul’s historic buildings, including the Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern, are at risk from a major earthquake on the ...

Turkey’s megacity Istanbul should start preparing now for a powerful earthquake that can strike anytime and mobilise all available resources to save lives and lesson the economic impact, experts ...

Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said three earthquakes shook the Istanbul area. The first 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of the Silivri district at 12:13 local time.

Turkey lies on two major fault systems, the North Anatolian Fault and East Anatolian Fault, making it the country in that area with the highest risk to be affected by a quake. Earthquake ...

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey on Wednesday, shaking Istanbul and prompting people to evacuate buildings. Reuters, citing broadcaster TGRT, reported that one person had been injured as a ...

Over the last century the North Anatolian Fault Zone in Turkey has produced a remarkable sequence of large earthquakes. These events have now left an earthquake gap south of Istanbul and beneath ...

Here in Istanbul, fear is growing. The two powerful earthquakes in Turkey's south that claimed almost 50,000 lives have brought a new urgency to its biggest city.

The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Turkey's largest city Istanbul and had a depth of about 6.2 miles, according the the German Research Centre.

For more than five weeks, Turkey has grappled with the aftermath of a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the country’s south-east. But further afield, in its biggest and most populous city ...