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14 dead over 400 injured as major earthquake hits turkey greece the quake caused a mini tsunami on the aegean island of samos and a sea surge that turned streets into rushing rivers in one town.

Greece recent earthquake what is earthquake disaster mitigation. The death toll in the powerful earthquake that levelled buildings across greece and turkey has risen to 26. In 1999 a 74 magnitude earthquake struck turkeys northwest killing more than 17000 people including 1000 in istanbul. The epicentre of the tremor was in the aegean sea some 11 miles 17 km off the coast of turkeys izmir province at a depth of 10 miles 16km.

Greece and turkey are both situated in one of the worlds most active earthquake zones. In 1999 a 74 magnitude earthquake struck turkeys northwest killing more. A 70 magnitude earthquake hit the aegean sea off the cost of greece and turkey according to the united states geological survey.

Sky news published this video item entitled breaking. The us geological survey said the 70 magnitude tremor hit 14 kilometres nine miles off the greek town. Dramatic rescues after major earthquake kills at least 37 in turkey the magnitude 70 quake that struck in the aegean sea also killed at least two people in greece.

It has been reported the earthquake. In 1999 a 74 magnitude earthquake struck turkeys northwest killing more than 17000 people including. Hundreds were injured in turkey.

In greece the last deadly quake killed two people on the island of kos near samos in july 2017. Major earthquake hits holiday hotspots in turkey and greece below is their description. Some of the worlds strongest earthquakes have been registered along a fault line that runs across turkey to greece.

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.