Strong earthquake in Turkey, no damage information yet

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said it was at 4:16 pm (14:16 GMT) on January 8, a strong earthquake of 5.7 Richter scale occurred in the Aegean Sea in the West Delta Turkey and vibrations can be felt in major cities like Istanbul, Izmir and surrounding areas.

Earlier, the Kandilli Seismological Center, based in Istanbul, said the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.2 on the Richter scale. The earthquake center is located 50km from Bozcaada island off the Aegean sea.

According to the Emergency and Disaster Management Committee of the Office of the Prime Minister of Turkey (AFAD), the earthquake caused panic among the public but there is no information about casualties and damage. this earthquake.

Turkey is located at the intersection of many fault lines in the Earth's heart, so earthquakes often occur. In 2011, two strong earthquakes occurred continuously in October and November in the East, killing more than 640 people.

Before that, in 1999, two powerful earthquakes in the residential area of ​​northwestern Turkey killed 20,000 people.