Turkey Earthquake: rescuers search rubble of collapsed buildling
Rescuers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in Izmir, Turkey after an earthquake hit the region on Friday (October 30).
The structure was destroyed following the tremors shortly before 2 pm local time. It then gave way and plunged to the ground in front of horrified neighbours.
The magnitude 7 earthquake hit the Aegean sea region causing a tsunami and leaving at least 17 people dead and more than 700 injured.
The quake centred in the Aegean Sea destroyed buildings in Izmir and was also felt in Athens and nearby Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the tremor's magnitude at 7.0, while Turkish authorities said it was 6.6. The quake struck 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) northeast of the town of N'eon Karlov'asion on Samos, the USGS reported, at 1:51 pm Greek time (7:51 a.m. ET).