Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northwestern Türkiye

The earthquake occurred at around 13:55 TSI, with its epicenter at a latitude of 40.784 degrees north and a longitude of 31.527 degrees east, and at a depth of 8.13 km, Türkiye’s Disaster, and Emergency Management Presidency announced on its website.

The tremor was felt in nearby providences, including Düzce, Sakarya, Ankara, and Istanbul.

There were immediate reports of damages or casualties after the quake.

On February 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria.

There were about 50,000 deaths and over 108, 000 people were injured across the ten most affected provinces in Turkey, including some casualties also in adjacent Elazığ and Batman provinces.

At least 13.5 million people and 4 million buildings have been affected. Thousands were trapped under rubble when buildings collapsed.

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change conducted damage inspections for 763,000 buildings; at least 41,791 buildings in 10 Turkish provinces were heavily damaged or destroyed, leaving about 150,000 people homeless. (ILKHA)