A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the western coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday, rattling buildings from the Aegean Turkish province of İzmir to Greece's capital of Athens.
The epicentre of the quake was in the Aegean Sea at a very shallow depth of seven kilometres (some four miles) and hit at 3:28 p.m. (1228 GMT), Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management said. At least 25 aftershocks were recorded. Tremors were felt in densely populated İstanbul and in the western Turkish provinces of İzmir.
Extensive damage was reported at a village on the Greek island of Lesbos, which was at the forefront of a migration crisis two years ago when hundreds of thousands of war refugees landed there seeking a gateway into Europe.
At least 10 people were injured in the village of Vrisa, Greek authorities said.
Turkey's emergency management agency said there were no reports of casualties and has dispatched emergency and health teams, and 240 family tents to the area as a precaution.
