Istanbul residents spend night outdoors after strong earthquake and aftershocks

Locals camp in a public park following an earthquake in Istanbul (Berkman Ulutin/Dia Photo via AP)

Many Istanbul residents spent the night outdoors, too fearful to return to their homes, following a strong earthquake and more than 180 aftershocks.

The magnitude 6.2 quake tremor that struck on Wednesday deeply impacted the city of 16 million residents, leaving many inhabitants shaken and wary of a possible more destructive tremor.