A STRONG earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has sent shockwaves across Istanbul.
Panicked residents were seen out on the roads and evacuating as the quake hit and rocked buildings in the city.
People were seen evacuating as the quake hit and rocked buildings in the city
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The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.2 and a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was centred in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul.
It was felt in several neighbouring regions, reports said.
Turkey is crossed by two major fault lines, and earthquakes are frequent.
Just two years ago, 60,000 people had died in southern Turkey and northern Syria after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country.
Terrifying footage showed a massive chasm in the Earth’s crust that was left behind by the devastating earthquake that struck.
Harrowing earthquake images showed mass graves marked with just numbers after it became impossible to identify all bodies.
Desperate survivors made homeless by the quake are living in freezing conditions after their homes were destroyed.
The earthquake also sparked a 100ft inferno after a major gas pipeline burst.
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