In 1999 in the Marmara region a 7.5 magnitude hit the Izmit. Now a Japanese expert has warned that an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 could hit Turkey’s Marmara region within the next 25 years. The Japanese expert noted that Turkey is an earthquake prone country and the Marmara region stands out.

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