Xinhua News Agency, Istanbul, October 30 (Reporter Wang Feng) According to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Department, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea in western Turkey on the evening of the 30th. The earthquake was felt strongly in Izmir Province in the western part of Turkey.
The earthquake has killed 6 people and injured about 200 others.
According to local media reports, the surrounding provinces of Izmir Province felt the earthquake.
NTV TV reported that more than ten houses collapsed in Barakli district in Izmir province.
The relevant departments are currently further assessing the impact of the earthquake.
Greece also released news on the 30th that a 6.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in the waters near the Greek island of Samos in the eastern Aegean Sea that day, and the Greek capital Athens and other places have obvious tremors.
Turkey is located in an earthquake-prone zone.
In 1999, two consecutive earthquakes of magnitude 7 or higher occurred in northwestern Turkey, causing approximately 18,000 deaths.
In 2011, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred in the Van province of eastern Turkey, killing 644 people.
The earthquake in eastern Turkey in January this year killed dozens of people.