People leave the buildings in panic and call their loved ones after 6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Istanbul, Turkiye. Photo: Murat Sengul/Anadolu via Getty Images.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas Wednesday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries in the Turkish city of 16 million people, though there were no immediate reports of serious damage.
More than 150 people were hospitalised with injuries sustained while trying to jump from buildings, said the governor’s office in Istanbul, where residents are on tenterhooks because the city is considered at high risk for a major quake.
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