Istanbul: Earthquake shakes Turkish capital and nearby cities

An earthquake shook the Turkish capital and nearby cities on Saturday, according to real-time earthquake info provider EMSC. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake Istanbul earthquake was felt by many and dozens of people posted about it on Twitter.

EMSC also received many felt reports, while most of them seem to be from Istanbul, a few are from nearby cities as well.

M3.8 #earthquake (#deprem) strikes 39 km SW of #Esenyurt (#Turkey) 12 min ago. Updated map of its effects: pic.twitter.com/Lh5uBfZmRt

— EMSC (@LastQuake) September 28, 2019

The earthquake comes just a couple days after 34 people were injured and dozens of buildings were damaged due to another earthquake. According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook western Turkey on Thursday. Its center was 68 kilometers (42 miles) west of the capital of Turkey.