Aardbeving treft Istanbul

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Magnitude Mw 5.8
Region WESTERN TURKEY
Date time 2019-09-26 10:59:23.7 UTC
Location 40.88 N ; 28.18 E
Depth 2 km
Distances 66 km W of İstanbul, Turkey / pop: 11,175,000 / local time: 13:59:23.7 2019-09-26
38 km SW of Büyükçekmece, Turkey / pop: 164,000 / local time: 13:59:23.7 2019-09-26
21 km SE of Marmaraereğlisi, Turkey / pop: 11,000 / local time: 13:59:23.7 2019-09-26

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NOSWaagmeester twitterde op donderdag 26-09-2019 om 13:11:54 Stevige beving zojuist in het centrum van Istanbul - mijn bureau stond te schudden. Mensen staan op straat, telefoonlijn werkt niet. Tweede beving in drie dagen. reageer retweet

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EMSC twitterde op donderdag 26-09-2019 om 13:11:57 #Earthquake (#deprem) M5.8 strikes 66 km W of #Istanbul (#Turkey) 13 min ago. More info: https://t.co/T27vLyON92 reageer retweet

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Istanbul anxious after 4.6 quake
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake prompted anxiety in Istanbul, a city that has repeatedly been warned about a bigger tremor. However, experts say this earthquake was an ordinary occurrence yet also a dire reminder of a future ‘big one'
Turkey's most populous city Istanbul was rocked by a magnitude 4.6 earthquake Tuesday and tremors were felt as far as Tekirdağ in the city's west. Naturally, it sparked concerns whether it was the harbinger of a bigger earthquake seismology experts have warned about for years.

There was no damage from the tremors that originated off the coast of Silivri in Istanbul's far west, but Istanbulites scrambled for answers on social media to learn whether it would be followed by a bigger one. The earthquake died down with at least 15 aftershocks and experts say this is an ordinary earthquake, common for a city dangerously close to active fault zones.

Bülent Özmen, a seismology engineering expert at Gazi University, says the earthquake in the Marmara Sea was "the way active faults in the sea tells us about their existence."

"More than talking about when an earthquake will take place we should focus on minimizing risks in case of an earthquake," he told Demirören News Agency (DHA).

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Op donderdag 26 september 2019 13:27 schreef LelijKnap het volgende:
Ze zijn al enige tijd overtijd voor de grote toch? Oh ja, zie artikel boven me

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Op donderdag 26 september 2019 14:46 schreef Dven het volgende:
Vriendin van me in Burgas heeft deze ook gevoeld. Ikzelf niet maar zit dan nog eens hemelsbreed een 100km verder. Zoveelste al rond de Balkan in de afgelopen weken.