Earthquake Turkey Forecast Earthquake News Story

Crisscrossed by major fault lines turkey is among the most earthquake prone countries in the world.

Turkey map vector png world earthquakes this week. The european mediterranean seismological centre said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 69 with an epicenter 13 kilometers north northeast of the greek. The search for survivors in izmir turkey continues after a powerful earthquake on friday. Turkeys disaster and emergency management presidency said fridays earthquake was centered in the aegean at a depth of 165 kilometers 103 miles and registered at a 66 magnitude.

Earthquakes are frequent in greece as well. A major earthquake shook parts of greece and turkey friday. More than 17000 people were killed in august 1999 when a 76 magnitude quake struck izmit a.

Istanbul ap a strong earthquake in the aegean sea has shaken turkey and greece. Turkeys disaster and emergency management presidency said fridays earthquake was centered in the aegean at a depth of 165 kilometers 103 miles and registered at a 66 magnitude. Two earthquakes registering more than 7 on the richter scale struck northwest turkey in 1999 killing more than 17000 people.

In 1999 two powerful quakes killed some 18000 people in north western turkey. Work continued through the night to search for survivors in buildings that were destroyed as a result of. Turkey is crossed by fault lines and is prone to earthquakes.

Over 600 people died in an earthquake in the southeast province of. Please check back for updates. Several buildings were wrecked in turkeys western izmir province according to officials but there was no immediate information on casualties.

This is a developing story.