Two earthquakes 4.8 and 4.5 Richter in a matter of minutes were noted in western Turkey

Two earthquakes 4.8 and 4.5 Richter in a matter of minutes occurred in western Turkey on Sunday night (24/08). According to the Euro -Mediterranean Seismological Center, the focus was 55 kilometers southeast of Balikesir and 100 kilometers northeast of Smyrna. The focal depth is 7 kilometers. The 4.8 Richter vibration occurred at 9:58 pm in the wider Balicesir area, located in Marmara’s apartment. #Earthquake (#Deprem) Confirmed by seismic data.⚠preliminary info: m4.5 || 23 km s of #bigadiç (#turkey) || 4 min per (Local time 22:14:12). Follow the thread for the updates👇 pic.twitter.com/snhpfjwvyv – EMSC (@lastquake) August 24, 2025 Just 16 minutes later, a 4.5 -Richter seismic vibration occurred almost at the same spot, 58 kilometers to Baliclesir. The focal depth was 11 kilometers. ❗update: #earthquake (#Deprem) M3.5 OCCURRED 25 KM S of #Bigadiç (#Turkey) 35 min AGO (Local Time 22:14:34). Info at: 📱https: //t.co/qmspuj6z2h🌐https: //t.co/yvcienlwe1🖥https: //t.co/jrrknookj0 pic.twitter.com/dzgriydqln – EMSC (@lastquake) august 24, 2025
Source: News Beast

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