[Umit]

As you may know, Turkey is celebrating religious holiday (Seker Bayrami - Candy Feast ). People are visiting friends, everybody smiling and happy with the holiday. Until today...

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit northwestern Turkey on Tuesday and was felt in Istanbul, just days after another quake of the same size in the area, Turkey's earthquake monitoring center said.

The quake's epicenter was in the Sea of Marmara, which lies alongside Istanbul, and the shocks were briefly felt in Turkey's largest city of 12 million residents.

Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which lies on active fault lines. Two devastating earthquakes hit northwestern Turkey in 1999, killing some 18,000 people (some resources say more than 30.000).

Geologists have been warning that Istanbul, a city with a population estimated of more than 11 million people, would be woefully unprepared for a large earthquake, an event which many feel is probable in the near future.

Now people are asking that these ones are signs of upcoming big one with anxious moods...

Watch Istanbul & Marmara video:

[Shannon]

Ive never been in an earthquake but as you said Umit, generally dont these small ones tend to lead up to a really big one. Oh i think id be terrified if i was in an earthquake!

[ally]

Umit its exactly a year ago since we had the 14 days of earthquakes; do you remember?? Stupid question...how could we forget!!!

Alison

[Umit]

Originally Posted by ally

Umit its exactly a year ago since we had the 14 days of earthquakes; do you remember?? Stupid question...how could we forget!!!

Alison

lol Ally, i still have its the aftermaths

[Rhona]

Excellent video Umit

[slimjim]

fantastic video Umit
lets all hope the recent quakes are all there will be and the dreaded big one is a long time away