NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, vol.16, no.2, pp.543-557, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
Turkey is a country located in the middle latitude zone, where tectonic activity is intensive. Recently, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 M-w occurred offshore in the Aegean Sea on 24 May 2014 at 09: 25 UTC, which lasted about 40 s. The earthquake was also felt in Greece, Romania, and Bulgaria in addition to Turkey.