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So far, four people have been confirmed dead and 120 injured, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.
– We are with the people of Izmir and offer our condolences, he says.
The earthquake measured 6.6 at the Greek Seismological Institute and had its center 16.5 kilometers below the Aegean Sea. The earthquake was detected at seismic stations on Friday afternoon.
So far no deaths have been reported.
On social media, there are reports of strong tremors in Izmir, western Turkey. Turkish crisis authorities confirm the report of an earthquake with a center 16.5 kilometers below the Aegean Sea.
Looking into the ruins
So far, the extent of the damage is unclear, but various videos show that the buildings have collapsed. According to the Turkish AA news agency, Izmir Mayor Tunç Soyer says that at least 20 buildings have collapsed.
Currently, material destruction appears to be greatest in the Bayrakli and Bornoa districts of Izmir province, where several apartment blocks have collapsed and rescue teams are searching the ruins, NTB writes.
Videos on Twitter also show large bodies of water that have washed up onto the streets, and the water is receding, dragging large ships out to sea.
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According to NTB, Greek television reports that the island of Samos has been hit by a mini-tsunami after the eruption.
“People are panicking and running into the streets,” Deputy Mayor Giorgos Dionysiou on the island of Samos told the Greek newspaper Kathimerini.
According to the USGS seismic alert, the earthquake had a magnitude of 7. According to the same source, the epicenter was 14 kilometers from the Greek city of Néon.
– Very strong
East Samos Deputy Mayor Michalis Misos told the Greek newspaper ANT1 that the earthquake was “very strong” and that collapsed buildings have already been reported. He says the earthquake felt stronger than the one that struck the island in 1991.
There must also have been an aftershock in the minutes after the first major earthquake. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reports a series of aftershocks, including a magnitude of 4.6.
An inhabitant of the island tells the channel that “all the buildings were dancing.”
