Earthquake shakes Turkey and Greece
Turkish officials put the quake at 6.6 but the US put it at 7.0, with the epicentre about17km off the coast of the Izmir province
30 October 2020 - 15:29
Istanbul — A strong earthquake of magnitude of up 7.0 struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Turkey and Greece, local and international observatories said.
People flooded to the streets in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir after the earthquake, witnesses said. Footage from Turkish state broadcaster TRT Haber showed a collapsed building in central Izmir...
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