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Al Jazeera
Andrew Wilks

Earthquake fever grips Turkey’s Istanbul amid fears of ‘the big one’

A view of Istanbul as a full moon rises behind the Galata Tower and Camlica Mosque on October 9, 2022 [Emrah Gurel/AP Photo]

Istanbul, Turkey – Earthquake fever has gripped Istanbul since last year’s disaster in southern Turkey, as residents in Europe’s most populous city fear they could face similar devastation.

The city lies near the North Anatolia faultline, a geological danger that has seen Istanbul hit by at least 34 strong earthquakes over the last 2,000 years.

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