ISTANBUL, April 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - More than 50 aftershocks rocked the 
Istanbul region after a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Sea of 
Marmara just to the south of Turkey's biggest city on Wednesday, the interior 
minister said.

"By 3:12 pm (1512 GMT), 51 aftershocks -- the largest of which was 5.9 
magnitude -- had been recorded," Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote on X, 
saying the first 6.2 magnitude quake, which hit at 12:59 pm was 
"approximately seven kilometres deep lasted a total of 13 seconds".