Turkey / Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 in the Dardanelles – Residents are disturbed

Seismic magnitude vibration 4.6 points occurred at 16:09 Turkish time (15:09 Greek time) in the town of Biga, in the prefecture of Dardanelles (Canakkale) her northwestern Turkey. The focal depth of the earthquake was located at 27.03 km

The earthquake was particularly felt in Biga, in the neighboring city of Dardanelles -the capital of the prefecture- and the neighboring prefectures around the Sea of ​​Marmara, causing disturbance to the residents.

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The mayor of Biga, Bulent Erdogan, speaking to CNN Turk, said that so far there have been no reports of problems.

The Minister of the Interior, Ali Gerlikaya, with his post on social media noted: “In the earthquake of 4.6 points which was noted in Biga of Canakkale, the Natural Disasters and Emergencies Service and all the teams of our competent bodies started spot scans. Currently there is none alarming situation. We are monitoring the developments.”

Source: newsbeast