India, April 23 -- An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Turkey's most populous Istanbul city, triggering panic and forcing people to flee their apartments on Wednesday.

As per the United States Geological Survey website, the epicentre of the quake was located in Marmara Sea, about 80 km (50 miles) west of Istanbul and at a depth of 10 kilometres.

The scale of the damage caused due to the earthquake is still not clear.

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No casualties have been reported so far.

As per local media reports, two other quakes, measuring 3.9 and 4.4 on the Richter Scale, were also reported from the area.

Turkey's Ali Yerlikaya confirmed the earthq...