The earthquake, which the Istanbul-based Kandilli Institute said had a magnitude of 6.9, was centred in the Aegean northeast of Samos.

Fourteen people died and at least 419 people were injured in an earthquake that struck the Aegean coast of Turkey.

NATO's European commander has ordered three warships, including one from Canada, to move immediately to the Aegean Sea to help end the deadly smuggling of migrants between Turkey and Greece.