Rescuers cheer and applaud as the woman is pulled alive from the wreckage of a building which collapsed in the Turkish city of Izmir following the devastating earthquake

At least 26 people have been killed after the 7.0-magnitude quake struck in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos.

More than 800 are believed to have been injured in the quake which hit on Friday, which triggered a mini-tsunami.

At least 20 buildings were levelled by the quake in the Turkish city of Izmir, where locals and emergency services continue to search for any survivors.

Remarkable scenes show a crowd of people cheering and applauding as they appear to pull a woman out of the rubble alive.