An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck Istanbul on Thursday.
Images on social media showed buildings evacuated in the Turkish city.
"My whole flat rocked like crazy," wrote a resident on Twitter.
According to the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, the epicentre was about 70 km west of Istanbul in the Marmara Sea, south of the town of Silivri.
US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione
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UN warns window to find Myanmar quake survivors closing
Aid groups in Myanmar on Tuesday described scenes of devastation and desperation after an earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, stressing an urgent need for food, water and shelter and warning the window to find survivors was fast closing.
Trump administration begins mass layoffs at health agencies
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Israel says it 'eliminated' Hezbollah operative in Beirut strike
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President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today offered his condolences to His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, on the death of his mother, Sheikha Hessa bint Humaid bin Abdul Rahman Al Shamsi.
The UAE’s National Ambulance Service handled 22,903 cases across the country in the first quarter of this year, according to the National Guard Command.
H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, received condolences on the passing of his mother, the late Sheikha Hessa bint Hamid bin Abdulrahman Al Shamsi, at the condolence majlis held at the Emiri Court.
