A strong earthquake of magnitude of up to 7.0 struck the Aegean Sea today and was felt in both Turkey and Greece.

However, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency put the magnitude of the earthquake at 6.6.

People flooded to the streets in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir after the earthquake.

Turkish media showed wreckage of a multiple-story building in central Izmir, with people climbing it to reach rescuers.

No casualties were immediately reported.