Four dead, 120 injured in earthquake: Turkey's disaster management authority

ISTANBUL: Four people died and 120 people were injured in an earthquake that struck the Aegean coast of Turkey, the country's disaster management authority said on Friday.
One of those who was killed had drowned, the authority said.
The strong earthquake shook Turkey as well as Greece.
Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said the earthquake was centered in the Aegean at a depth of 16,5 kilometers (10.3 miles) and registered at a 6.6 magnitude.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, with an epicenter 13 kilometers north northeast of the Greek island of Samos.
The United States Geological Survey put the magnitude was 7.0.
Turkish broadcasters showed a wrecked building is western Izmir province. The governor said there was no immediate information on casualties and damage.
Turkish media said the earthquake was felt across the regions of Aegean and Marmara, where Istanbul is located. Istanbul's governor said there were no reports of damage.
The quake was felt across the eastern Greek islands and even in the Greek capital Athens. Greek media said the residents of Samos and other islands fled their homes, while some rockfalls were reported. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Both countries reported aftershocks.