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151 injured due to panic, jumping incidents in Istanbul's earthquake: governor's office

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發布於 2天前 • Zeynep Cermen,Liu Lei
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people fleeing to a street after an earthquake in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 23, 2025. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Marmara Sea off Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, on Wednesday, the authorities announced. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people fleeing to a street after an earthquake in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 23, 2025. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Marmara Sea off Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, on Wednesday, the authorities announced. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

ISTANBUL, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The Istanbul Governor's Office reported that 151 people were injured due to panic and incidents of jumping from heights during the 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday.

The injured individuals are currently receiving treatment in hospitals, and their conditions are not life-threatening, the office stated, adding that no deaths were reported as of 3:30 p.m. local time (1230 GMT).

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people fleeing to a street after an earthquake in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 23, 2025. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Marmara Sea off Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, on Wednesday, the authorities announced. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people fleeing to a street after an earthquake in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 23, 2025. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Marmara Sea off Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, on Wednesday, the authorities announced. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

The governor's office confirmed that no residential buildings across the city collapsed, except for one abandoned building in the Fatih district.

There have been no disruptions to energy supply, natural gas distribution, or drinking water and sewage infrastructure that would impact daily life, and field assessments are ongoing, according to the office.

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people fleeing to a street after an earthquake in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 23, 2025. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Marmara Sea off Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, on Wednesday, the authorities announced. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people fleeing to a street after an earthquake in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 23, 2025. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Marmara Sea off Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul, on Wednesday, the authorities announced. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Earlier in the day, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency announced that the earthquake epicenter was located in the Silivri district on the European side of Istanbul in the Marmara Sea, at a depth of 6.92 km. ■

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