Quake's Epicenter Was Located 84 km Northwest of the Aegean Coastal Province of Izmir
The epicenter of the quake was about 84 km (52 miles) northwest of the Turkish coastal city of Izmir and 15 km south of Lesbos, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on its website.
A man walks among collapsed buildings at the village of Vrissa on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, after aImage Credit: Reuters
People stand among damaged buildings at the village of Vrissa on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, after a sImage Credit: Reuters
Rescue team members search for victims at a collapsed building at the village of Vrissa on the Greek island ofImage Credit: Reuters
The quake's epicentre.Image Credit: ESRI, National Geographic
A damaged house is seen at the village of Vrissa on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, after a strong earthquImage Credit: Reuters
A man stands among damaged buildings at the village of Vrissa on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, after a sImage Credit: Reuters
Rescue team members carry an elderly woman at the village of Vrissa on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, aftImage Credit: Reuters
Rescue team members carry the body of a victim onto a ambulance, at the village of Vrissa on the Greek islandImage Credit: Reuters
People evacuate from their damaged house at the village of Vrissa on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, afterImage Credit: REUTERS
The National Observatory of Athens put it slightly lower at 6.1.
Extensive damage was reported at a village on 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.
Woman crushed
TV footage showed collapsed buildings and debris blocking narrow streets at Vrisa, a community of around 600 people to the south of the island.
"Tens of buildings have collapsed and roads are blocked off," said Marios Apostolides, the divisional commander of the fire brigade.
A woman, believed to be about 60, was crushed by the roof of her home and died, the island's mayor said. Local officials said at least 10 people were injured.
The quake was felt as far away as the Greek capital of Athens, some 367 km (228 miles) southwest of the island. Major geological fault lines cross the region and small earthquakes are common, though anything higher than 5.5 is rare. Anything exceeding that is capable of causing extensive damage.
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