Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake Strikes Off Istanbul, Turkey, EMSC Says

Turkey is particularly prone to seismic activity as the nation lies on the collision zone of three tectonic plates. This January, 41 people died because of a powerful 6.8-magnitude quake.

A tremor measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck Western Turkey at 13:38:31.6 UTC, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre has said.

The quake was registered 30 kilometres south of Silivri, a city in Istanbul Province. According to the EMSC, it struck at a depth of 12 kilometres.

September 24, 2020

So far there have been no reports of casualties or damage caused by the quake which had its epicentre in the Sea of Marmara.

In January, a 6.8-magnitude quake hit Turkey's Elazig province, claiming the lives of 41 people and injuring more than 1,000.