Hundreds injured after magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Istanbul

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00:00More than 200 people were injured as a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck northwestern Turkey.

00:08The tremor struck in the Sea of Marmara, about 40 kilometers southwest of Turkey's most populous city, Istanbul.

00:15The quake lasted roughly 13 seconds and was followed by more than 100 aftershocks, the strongest measuring in at 5.9.

00:23Residents of Istanbul reacted quickly, leaving their homes and buildings.

00:28Authorities say the damage to the city was minimal, with only one old building having collapsed.

00:55Istanbul is a high-risk city for earthquakes, due to two major fault lines crossing Turkey.

01:01Experts say the city has a 64% chance of experiencing an at least magnitude 7 quake by the year 2030.

01:08The last major tremor to hit the country struck in the southeast in February 2023, killing more than 50,000 people.

01:17The first major tremor to hit the next clock on Turkey.

01:19The first major tremor to their destructive rate was impossible for Russians to be on the coast.

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01:27The last major tremor to I once made a week for the next few years, was the last of the year and an internship.

01:30The last one day in the high-risk city was the last strike at the helm, when I was a member of the city,

01:34The last strike at the helm by the Helium Union, was the last strike at the helm or the day after a while.

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