Turkey is crossed by two major fault lines, and earthquakes are frequent. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Feb. 6, 2023, and a second powerful tremor hours later, destroyed or damaged hundreds of ...

A powerful earthquake shook Turkey's biggest city Istanbul on April 23, 2025 but caused no major damage, authorities said.

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 ...

In February 2023, Turkey experienced one of its deadliest earthquakes in the last century, when a 7.8 magnitude quake struck 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi, in the southern Gaziantep ...

Istanbul, Turkey, residents were shaken by a series of earthquakes that hit the region on Wednesday, April 23, at around 1 p.m. local time. The tremors came on a public holiday while many children ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.02 struck Turkey, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Wednesday.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Many Istanbul residents spent the night outdoors, too fearful to return to their homes, following a strong earthquake and over 180 aftershocks. The EU publishes a US product hit ...