A powerful earthquake shook Istanbul on Wednesday, sending residents of Turkey’s most populous city pouring into the streets as buildings shook and onlookers screamed.
There were no immediate reports of casualties from the magnitude-6.2 tremor. But it rattled nerves in a country still traumatized by the devastating 2023 quake that struck the southeast. Turkey straddles two major fault lines and is regularly hit by earthquakes.
The country’s emergency services said they were still scanning for possible destruction in the city of 16 million, which has long been bracing for a major tremor.
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