Turkey News Election Earthquake Karpathos Greece

Athens greece an undersea earthquake with preliminary magnitude 52 occurred tuesday off the aegean sea island of karpathos greek authorities said.

Earthquake today cuba turkey lira to idr. The quake struck late friday afternoon causing a mini tsunami on the aegean island of samos and a sea surge that turned streets into rushing rivers in a town on turkeys west coast. The university of athens geodynamic institute said the quake struck at 538 pm. The death toll in the powerful earthquake that levelled buildings across greece and turkey has risen to 26.

Last month a 68 magnitude earthquake hit neighboring turkey killing 41 people and injuring 1600. But while earthquakes are common in greece fatalities and major damage are rare. The us geological survey said the 70 magnitude tremor hit 14 kilometres nine miles off the greek town.

Greece lies in one of the worlds most seismically active areas and earthquakes are common but fatalities and major damage are rare. The earthquake which the kandilli institute said had a magnitude of 69 struck at 251 pm. Local time 1151 gmt in turkey and was centered in the aegean northeast of samos.

There were no immediate reports of injuries. Comments 0. Afad said it.

1538 gmt some 98 kilometers 60 miles southeast of karpathos in an area close to the greek resort islands of rhodes and crete. Turkeys disaster and emergency management presidency said fridays earthquake was centred in the aegean at a depth of 165 kilometres 103 miles and registered at a 66 magnitude.