A STRONG earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has sent shockwaves across Istanbul.
Panicked residents were seen out on the roads and evacuating as the quake hit and rocked buildings in the city.
People were seen evacuating as the quake hit and rocked buildings in the city
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Scary footage from inside an office building shows desks and chairs shaking as people begin moving out.
Another clip showed CNN Turk’s broadcast being interrupted by the earthquake after the host began shaking heavily.
A thrid clip showed people screaming in horror and getting out on the streets after the quake.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.2 and a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, according to the United States Geological Survey.
It was centred in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul.
Tremors were also felt in several neighbouring regions, reports said.
A top professor from Istanbul Dr Süleyman Pampal has warned that stronger earthquakes could now follow and bring devastation in the region.
Turkey is crossed by two major fault lines, and earthquakes are frequent.
Just two years ago, 60,000 people had died in southern Turkey and northern Syria after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country.
Terrifying footage showed a massive chasm in the Earth’s crust that was left behind by the devastating earthquake that struck.
Harrowing earthquake images showed mass graves marked with just numbers after it became impossible to identify all bodies.
Desperate survivors made homeless by the quake are living in freezing conditions after their homes were destroyed.
The earthquake also sparked a 100ft inferno after a major gas pipeline burst.
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