Earthquake rupture along Main Marmara Fault shows eastward progression towards Istanbul

In April 2025, the Main Marmara Fault below the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Türkiye experienced its largest earthquake in ...

Turkey’s Largest City Is Threatened by a Lurking Seismic Catastrophe

Escalating activity along a fault line in the Sea of Marmara is moving closer to Istanbul, seismologists warn.
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Eastward earthquake rupture progression along the Main Marmara Fault towards Istanbul

In April 2025, the Main Marmara Fault below the Sea of Marmara in north-western Türkiye has experienced its largest earthquake in over 60 years. In a new study now published in Science, a team of ...

What happens when a country loses most of its lakes?

Niğmet and Ali are both from the village of Tekelioğlu, which abutted the lake. Niğmet fished in its waters, she reminisces, ...
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Istanbul shaken as 6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey

A powerful earthquake struck western Turkey on Monday, causing at least three buildings, already damaged by a previous tremor, to collapse, officials reported. The 6.1 magnitude quake was centred in ...
WPXI

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits western Turkey, causing buildings to collapse

ANKARA, Turkey — A strong earthquake shook western Turkey on Monday, causing at least three buildings that were damaged in a previous tremor to collapse, officials said. There were no immediate ...
SFGate

Earthquake with preliminary 5 magnitude shakes Istanbul, causing panic

ISTANBUL (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake shook Istanbul and other parts of northwestern Turkey on Thursday, Turkey’s emergency services said. The quake sent people running from buildings and ...