Greece quake causes mini-tsunami on Samos, damage to buildings

Published October 30, 2020 9:29pm

Locals and officials search for survivors at a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Greece and Turkey, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Tuncay Dersinlioglu

A powerful earthquake in Greece on Friday caused a mini-tsunami on the Aegean island of Samos and a number of buildings were damaged, public television ERT reported.

The quake caused the walls of several homes to collapse and triggered flooding in the port of Samos, according to images broadcast by the station.

The USGS said the quake was registered 14 kilometers (8.6 miles) off the Greek town of Neon Karlovasion on the Aegean Sea island of Samos.

The Turkish government's disaster agency AFAD reported a lower magnitude of 6.6 for the quake, which struck at a depth of 16.5 kilometers. -Agence France-Presse

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