Get Izmit Earthquake Tsunami Izmir Turkey Earthquake Pictures. The quake registered a 7.0 of. A powerful earthquake has rocked turkey as it destroyed buildings and triggered a tsunami that swept through coastal towns.

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Rescue teams dug through rubble with bare hands on saturday to locate survivors. Greek media said the residents of samos and other islands fled their homes, while some rockfalls were reported. The quake, centered in the aegean, killed at least 24 people in turkey and two in greece.

Rescue teams dug through rubble with bare hands on saturday to locate survivors.

The izmit earthquake occurred at 03:02 local time, and was centered at 40.702° n., 29.987° e., which places the epicenter about 11 kilometers (7 miles) southeast of the city of izmit. The izmit earthquake occurred at 03:02 local time, and was centered at 40.702° n., 29.987° e., which places the epicenter about 11 kilometers (7 miles) southeast of the city of izmit. Turkey's disaster and emergency management presidency said the quake was in the aegean sea at a depth of 10.3 miles. Turkey's disaster and emergency management presidency (afad) put the magnitude of the earthquake at 6.6, while the us.