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Wed, 23 Apr 2025, 10:13 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Just 9 minutes ago, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Beylikduzu, Istanbul, Turkey. The tremor was recorded around noon on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025, at 1:02 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 13. km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Gurpinar (pop. 29,400) located 5 km from the epicenter, Mimarsinan (pop. 31,000) 6 km away, Beylikduzu (pop. 122,500) 6 km away, Bueyuekcekmece (pop. 163,100) 6 km away, and Esenyurt (pop. 211,300) 11 km away.
In Basaksehir (pop. 193,800) located 24 km from the epicenter, Bahcelievler (pop. 576,800) 25 km away, Bagcilar (pop. 749,000) 25 km away, and Istanbul (pop. 14,804,100) 32 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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