Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes Aegean İzmir

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred in the Aegean province of İzmir’s Buca district at 03.29 a.m. local time on Nov. 4. Three injured as result of the earthquake, and one of them is in intensive care.

Friday November 04 2022 12:22 pm

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 struck the Aegean province of İzmir at 3.29 a.m. local time on Nov. 4. The quake, which centered in the Buca district, was also felt in nearby provinces.

#DEPREM
BUCA (IZMIR) https://t.co/VLV0t4Ti99
04.11.2022, 03:29:20 TSİ
Büyüklük: 4.9
Derinlik: 4.5 km#Kandilli
— Kandilli Rasathanesi (@Kandilli_info) November 4, 2022

The minaret of the Selahattinoğlu Mosque in the Kubilay Neighborhood of Konak district was destroyed in the earthquake.

Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said 13 aftershocks occurred until 4.30 a.m., the largest of which was 2.4-magnitude.

After the earthquake, there was a short-term power outage in some parts of the city. In addition, the chimneys of some buildings were destroyed.

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu stated that there was no loss of life in the earthquake and said, "31 of our citizens applied to the hospitals due to panic. Three of them are currently under treatment. One is in intensive care."

İzmir Buca'da, saat 3.29'da gerçekleşen 4.9 büyüklüğünde #deprem'de şuana kadar herhangi bir can kaybı bilgisi ulaşmamıştır.

2 vatandaşımız panikle atlama sonucu yaralanmış, bir camii minaresinde de hasar meydana gelmiştir.

Gelişmeler oldukça kamuoyuna bilgi verilecektir...+ pic.twitter.com/uDFMOr1BRo
— Süleyman Soylu (@suleymansoylu) November 4, 2022

"There are some damages in about 20 buildings. Teams from the Environment and Urbanization Ministry have started to work on it," Soylu added.

Izmir Mayor Tunç Soyer said, "I convey my best wishes to all our citizens who were affected by the earthquake felt in Izmir and the surrounding provinces.”

İzmir'de ve çevre illerde hissedilen depremden etkilenen tüm vatandaşlarımıza geçmiş olsun dileklerimi iletiyorum.

Olası tüm olumsuzluklara karşı teyakkuzdayız. Kimsenin zarar görmemesini diliyorum.
— Tunç Soyer (@tuncsoyer) November 4, 2022

In the following minutes, Soyer announced that the minaret of a mosque was destroyed in the earthquake: "After the 4.9-magnitude earthquake, the epicenter of which was Buca, all our firefighters are on duty. The minaret of a mosque in Konak district was destroyed. According to our first determinations, there is no damage to the subway and tram facilities.”

Merkez üssü Buca olan 4.9 büyüklüğündeki depremin ardından tüm itfaiye ekiplerimiz devriyede.

Konak'ta bir camimizin minaresi yıkıldı. İlk tespitlerimize göre metro, tramvay ve izban tesislerinde bir hasar yok.

Detaylı tarama sürüyor.
— Tunç Soyer (@tuncsoyer) November 4, 2022

Some Tiktok and Twitch streamers were caught live in the earthquake.

Lastly, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake, which the Istanbul-based Kandilli Institute said had a magnitude of 6.9, hit İzmir on Oct. 30, 2020, killing at least 119 people and injuring 1,053.

Turkey is crossed by fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. More than 500 people were killed in a 2011 quake in the eastern city of Van, while another in January this year killed 41 people in the eastern province of Elazığ.

In 1999, two powerful quakes killed 18,000 people in northwestern Turkey.

Topics İzmir Earthquake Buca