Earthquake Research Institute

The seismic gap extending to 130 kilometers in the Marmara Sea constitutes one of the main causes of the expected major earthquake, experts warned at a meeting held on the anniversary of the deadly Feb. 6 earthquakes that shook 11 southern provinces.

A 13-centimeter tsunami wave was recorded in the Aegean province of Muğla's Bodrum district early on July 21, following a strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake which its epicenter was 10 kilometers south of Bodrum and 16 kilometers east-northeast of Greece's Kos Island, according to the Kandilli Observatory and the Earthquake Research Institute.

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Aegean coast of Turkey and Greece early on July 21. At least two people, including one Turkish citizen, were killed on the Greek island of Kos due to the strong earthquake.

A magnitude-6.3 earthquake hit the Aegean Sea near the Turkish coast early on July 21.
 
At least two people, one of them was Turkish citizen, were killed on the Greek island of Kos after the strong earthquake.

Several people were also injured in the Aegean province of Muğla.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck near the coast of western Turkey at 3:28 p.m. local time on June 12, shaking buildings in the Aegean province of İzmir and rattling areas close to the region, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced.

At least 749 earthquakes have hit the Marmara province of Çanakkale since Feb. 6, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has stated.