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Earthquake in Turkey is the strongest in last decade

www.bta.bg April 23 Earthquake in Turkiye: Strongest in the Region in Past Ten Years

The earthquake on April 23, 2025, in the Marmara Sea region, Western Turkiye, with a magnitude of 6.2, is the strongest in the region in the last ten years, the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography announced.

April 23 Earthquake in Turkiye: Strongest in the Region in Past Ten Years

The earthquake on April 23, 2025, in the Marmara Sea region, Western Turkiye, with a magnitude of 6.2, was the strongest in the region in the last ten years, the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences announced on its official Facebook page Thursday. More than 120 aftershocks were registered after the main quake, which had its epicentre in the western part of the North Anatolian Fault and was also felt in Bulgaria, the Institute adds.

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  • Edited: Ooops, sorry. I was not aware that it was in a Balkans community. My fault.

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    2 years ago, there was a 7.8 earthquake in Türkiye with more than 50k deaths. Could you correct the post title?

    • Hey, actually, your point is very good. I also ha doubts what do they mean as the region. But yes, I think the context is that the earthquake you talk about was very far and in a different geographical region, even if still in Turkey.