
Turkish city Istanbul has been rocked by an earthquake, thought to have a magnitude of 5.7.
Schools were evacuated in the aftermath of the natural disaster.
Laura Grace wrote on Twitter : “Woah. 5.7 earthquake just hit Istanbul and my whole flat rocked like crazy.”
And Umar Farooq wrote: “Just felt two very strong shocks from an earthquake in Istanbul. The first one made me concerned, second made me jump, and I took waaay too long to get my things together and get out of the building.”
Istanbul earthquake: Turkish city rocked by 5.7 magnitude tremor
Powerful magnitude 5.7 tremor shakes Istanbul
Earthquake with 5.7 magnitude shakes Turkey’s Istanbul -observatory