The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.9 and the epicenter was in the village of Golkaya in the province of Düzce, about 20 miles east of Istanbul, according to the country’s authorities. The quake could be felt both in Istanbul and in the capital Ankara. Mayor Faruk Özlü of Düzce tells the TV channel NTV that the earthquake caused a power outage in the area, and people ran out of buildings. The first images from the area show people sitting outside their homes wrapped in blankets, writes the AFP news agency. The American earthquake center USGS reported that the strength of the earthquake was actually 6.1. Turkish authorities have measured the earthquake at 5.9. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers about 17 miles east of Istanbul. The authorities are still surveying the extent of the damage Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweets that 35 people have been injured, 32 of them in the province of Düzce, one in Istanbul and two in neighboring provinces. One of them is seriously injured after jumping from the height, writes Koca. 70 aftershocks have been recorded, according to the Turkish authorities. Schools in the area have been told to remain closed. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has visited the area. He says that so far there have been no reports of major damage or that buildings have collapsed, writes AFP. Located in an earthquake zone Turkey is located in one of the world’s most active earthquake zones. Düzce was also one of the regions affected in the great earthquake in Turkey in 1999. In this quake, which was the worst in decades, over 17,000 people died, around 1,000 of them in Istanbul. Experts have warned over time that Istanbul could be hit by a powerful earthquake.
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