Izmir Turki Tsunami Earthquake Hits Turkey

There are conflicting reports on the severity of the earthquake that hit the coastal province of izmir in western turkey.

Greece earthquake center earthquake predictions turkey. News agency cnn quotes united states geological survey to put the magnitude of the earthquake at 70 on the richter scale while the turkish disaster and emergency management presidency puts it at 66. The shallow tremor triggered a mini tsunami. In 1999 a 74 magnitude earthquake struck turkeys northwest killing more than 17000 people including 1000 in istanbul.

Debris was racing down turkish streets after an apparent sea surge near izmir amid a mini tsunami in turkey and greece which followed the 70 magnitude earthquake in the aegean sea today. Izmir turkey october 30. A view of a quake damaged site right after a magnitude 66 quake shaking turkeys aegean sea coast in.

Aftermath in izmir as 70 magnitude earthquake hits turkey and greece video the earthquake originated about 11 miles 17km off izmir province and eight miles north of samos at a relatively. A massive earthquake erupted in the aegean sea early friday causing multistory buildings to collapse in the coastal turkish city of izmir and sending water surging through the streets amid. A powerful earthquake hit greece and turkey on friday causing buildings to collapse and a sea surge that flooded streets in the turkish resort city of izmir.

Deadly 70 magnitude greece earthquake sends wave crashing through city a powerful 70 magnitude earthquake in the aegean sea has struck the turkish city of izmir unleashing a. On samos two teenagers were killed. Another quake in 2011 in the southeastern province of van resulted in.

Turkey put the magnitude lower at 66 saying 20 people had died and 786 were injured in the province of izmir.