JAKARTA - An earthquake was felt in the capital city of Istanbul, Turkey on Friday, January 23 evening and local residents received earthquake alert warnings via an application, RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Quoting Antara, the earthquake was felt in the western area of Istanbul City around 00:26 local time on Saturday.

According to Turkey's Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI), the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.2.

The epicenter was near the town of Sindirgi in Balikesir Province.


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