The earthquake of magnitude 6.2 that shook Istanbul this Wednesday did not cause damage to homes or infrastructure, but He left a balance of 236 injured, all of them for panic reactions to the tremoralthough only 15 continue to treatment with a favorable forecast, according to the Turkish authorities.
“The earthquake that took place in Istanbul, and which was also felt in neighboring provinces, has not caused primary injuries. There are secondary injuries among whom They fell, jumped or had panic attacks“The Minister of Health, Kemal Memisoglu, has written on Network X.
In total, hospitals recorded 236 admissions for causes related to tremor, 173 of them in Istanbulcity of 16 million inhabitants, 24 in Tekirdag, province bordering Greece, another 24 in Sakarya, located to the east, as well as 13 in Bursa and 2 in Yalova, south of the Marmara Sea.
During the night they also continued the aftershocks, as is usual after a strong tremor, but during this morning Only three exceeded magnitude 4causing some concern among some residents of the districts closest to the epicenter, located in the Marmara Sea.
Although no damage or buildings or infrastructure has been recorded, the authorities have declared Two days of school and university holidaysuntil Friday included, in the province of Istanbul. The provincial authorities of Tekirdag have also announced a vacation day, also giving today free to the official.
The tremor took place yesterday at 12.49 local time (9.49 GMT) with the Epicenter at a depth of 6.9 kilometers in the geological fault that crosses the Marmara Sea and that passes at about twenty kilometers from the center of Istanbul.
