6.7-mganitude earthquake hits Turkey
Friday, 21/07/2017 17:11 (GMT+7)
An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck off Turkey’s western coast in the Aegean Sea, killing at least two and injuring 200 people.
(Photo: world.time)
The island of Kos was nearest to the epicentre and appeared to be the worst-hit. Giorgos Halkidios, Kos regional government official, said the number of injured was more than 100.
"Two or three of them are in serious condition and are in surgery," he said.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), which monitors earthquakes, said it was a very shallow quake, only 10km below the seabed off the southwestern coastal city of Marmaris in Mugla province. The epicentre was just 10km south of the Turkish resort of Bodrum and 16km east-northeast of Kos.
USGS added that the earthquake was registered at around 1:30 a.m. local time and it was followed by at least six aftershocks of magnitude between 4 and 4.7./.
Compiled by BTA
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