Samos Earthquake Today Turkey Earthquake Today

It comes after the powerful earthquake that struck turkeys aegean coast and north of the greek island of samos killing at least 26 people.

Greece earthquake tsunami what is earthquake english. Deadly earthquake rocks western turkey greece. Crisscrossed by major fault lines turkey is among the most earthquake prone countries in the world. More than 17000 people were killed in august 1999 when a 76 magnitude quake struck izmit a.

Initial estimates by the european mediterranean seismological centre emsc put the magnitude of the earthquake which struck north of the eastern island of samos at around 1150 gmt at 67. More than 800 others were injured. Massive 70 quake strikes near samos buildings collapse in turkey a greek island has been struck by a 70 magnitude earthquake causing the collapse of multiple buildings.

Local time in turkey and was centred in the aegean northeast of samos at a depth of 165 kilometres.