Aegean earthquake rattles western Turkey
24 May 2014 | 14:15 | FOCUS News Agency
Aegean earthquake rattles western TurkeyPicture: AFP
Ankara. A powerful earthquake centered to the north of the Turkish Aegean island of Gökçeada has shaken areas around western Turkey at 12:25 p.m on May 24, Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has announced, Turkish Hurriyet Daily News reported.
The temblor measured 6.5, according to Istanbul's Kandilli Observatory, Turkey's main seismic monitoring institute, while a magnitude 5.3 aftershock shook the area six minutes after the earthquake.
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