Small Earthquake Shakes İstanbul
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An earthquake at 11.00 was felt in different places in İstanbul.
It occurred in 9.8 kilometers deep Marmara Sea, near the shores of Silivri district and had a magnitude of 4.7, according to data of Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute at Boğaziçi University.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has announced that it recorded a 4.6 magnitude earthquake at 20.18 kilometers of distance to Silivri.
The Kandilli observatory recorded another earthquake near Silivri at 10.30 a.m., with a 3.1 magnitude and 6.8-kilometer depth.
The North anatolian Fault (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
A large earthquake is expected to occur in the Marmara Sea within decades.
The North Anatolian Fault, an active fault line which extends across from Turkey's east to west, splits to branches under the Marmara Sea. (HA/VK)
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