ANKARA, Turkey — A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Mediterranean coastal city of Marmaris on Tuesday, Turkey’s catastrophe administration company stated. At the very least seven folks have been injured whereas making an attempt escape houses in panic.
The Catastrophe and Emergency Administration Presidency stated the earthquake was centered within the Mediterranean Sea and struck at 02:17 a.m. It was felt in neighboring areas, together with within the Greek island of Rhodes, waking many from their sleep, Turkey’s NTV tv reported.
Marmaris’ governor, Idris Akbiyik, instructed the station that seven folks have been being handled for accidents after leaping from home windows or balconies in panic however there was no quick report of any critical harm.
Turkey sits on prime of main fault strains and earthquakes are frequent.
In 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed greater than 53,000 folks in Turkey and destroyed or broken a whole lot of hundreds of buildings in 11 southern and southeastern provinces. One other 6,000 folks have been killed within the northern elements of neighboring Syria.
