Baku /26.09.19 / Turan: On Thursday in Istanbul at 15:20 Baku time, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred, Anadolu agency reported. The authorities have not yet reported the victims and the destruction. According to preliminary data, there are destruction of old buildings. According to eyewitnesses, there was one powerful push. Mobile connection does not work. Children are evacuated from schools. On September 24, an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred near Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara. -02D-
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