Quake shakes Turkey
2005-10-29 19:01
Ankara - A moderate earthquake shook Turkey's third-largest city of Izmir on Saturday, a seismology centre said, the latest in a series of tremors in the Aegean sea that have sent terrified residents rushing into the streets in panic.
The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5, was centred in the Aegean sea and struck at 14:48 GMT, the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said.
There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.
Izmir has been shaken by four strong earthquakes in the past 10 days, which injured about 30 people who jumped from windows or balconies in panic.
Experts had warned that the tremors would continue.
Earthquakes occur frequently in Turkey, which lies atop active fault lines.
Two major earthquakes in 1999 killed some 18 000 people and devastated large parts of northwestern Turkey.
- AP