Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Western Turkey & Greece, 4 persons feared dead

Istanbul: An earthquake measuring 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale rocked Turkey and Greece moments earlier.

The quake -- felt from Athens to Istanbul -- hit close to the Turkish resort city of Izmir with around 3 million residents.

It has been learnt that four people were killed and 120 injured when the powerful earthquake struck the country's western coast and parts of Greece, the Turkish health minister said.

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The powerful earthquake in Greece on Friday caused a mini-tsunami on the Aegean island of Samos and a number of buildings were damaged, public television ERT reported.

The quake caused the walls of several homes to collapse and triggered flooding in the port of Samos, according to images broadcast by the station.

It needs mention here that earthquakes are quite common in Turkey and Greece as both countries sit on fault lines.

In January more than 30 people were killed and more than 1,600 injured when an earthquake struck Sivrice in Turkey. Greece's capital Athens was hit by massive tremor in 2019.

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