AFAD: A total of 291 aftershocks have been recorded so far – Cyprus Newspaper

AFAD’s social media account about the earthquakes that occurred in Istanbul, « Press Information Note » was explained under the title.

Yesterday at 12.49 hours of the Silivri Sea-Marmara Sea 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred, 300 kilometers of radius from the outer center of the provinces in the provinces of the provinces were felt slightly felt.

The closest settlement of the earthquake to Silivri was about 24 kilometers away, and it was shaken by low accelerations corresponding to 5 severity of settlements on the southern coast of Istanbul.

The following statements were included in the statement made by AFAD:

“On 23.04.2025, there was an earthquake of 6.2 magnitude earthquakes in the Silivri Sea at 12:49 at 12:49.

The exterior center of the earthquake is about 24 km from Silivri, the nearest settlement. During the earthquake, the settlements on the southern coast of Istanbul were shaken by low accelerations corresponding to severity. With the contribution of long -term risk reduction studies, earthquake did not cause structural damage and no loss of life.

« Aftershocks are expected to end in the next few weeks by decreasing »

After the main shock, a total of 291 aftershocks have been recorded so far. The sum of the aftershocks of 3.9 and six sizes is 283 and the majority of them are below 3. The number of aftershocks of 4 and more is 8.

When the distribution of aftershocks in the last 28 hours is examined at four hours, it is seen that it tends to decrease over the last 16 hours. The aftershocks are expected to decrease and end in the next few weeks. The energy released on April 23, 2025, the Earthquake of 6.2, is over 30 KTON TNT, and the energy corresponds to about 4 times the Earthquake in the same region on 26 September 2019 ”.