There is no information about victims and injured. At the same time, the number of people who died as a result of the earthquakes in February exceeded 49 thousand people.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 occurred in northwestern Turkey, 250 km from Istanbul. This was announced on March 16 by Anadolu Agency with reference to the Turkish Emergency Management Agency.
It is known that the epicenter of the tremors is located in the city of Bolu. The source is at a depth of 8.13 km.
No casualties or injuries were reported.
Because of the earthquake, some townspeople took to the streets in fear. It was felt even in some parts of Istanbul.
AFAD: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Bolu at 13:55 https://t.co/4xJkSnL0tr pic.twitter.com/koZSEr16Pa
— ANADOLU AJANSI (@anadoluajansi) March 16, 2023
It should be noted that more than 49 thousand people became victims of the devastating earthquake that shook the southwest of the country in early February.
“On February 6, 11 provinces in the southeast of our country were shaken by a natural disaster that has no equal in its strength and destruction in the world. While approximately 14 million of our citizens were directly affected by these earthquakes, more than 49 thousand people died, more than 115,000 were injured,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday at an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara.
Remember, on February 6, two earthquakes with a magnitude greater than seven points occurred in Turkey. The tremors, followed by thousands of aftershocks, were felt in 11 provinces of the republic and neighboring countries, with Syria suffering the most.
In addition, there was widespread flooding in the provinces affected by the calamity that claimed the lives of 14 people.
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