A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck overnight near the Dodecanese Islands, along the Mediterranean border of Turkey.
The quake hit at 11:17 PM local time, 18 kilometers from the island of Rhodes at a depth of 68 kilometers, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
A second earthquake, measuring 5.8 in magnitude, struck the Turkish coastal city of Marmaris at nearly the same time. At least seven people were injured, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority and local officials.
The Governor of Marmaris, Idris Akbiyik, said some people were injured after jumping from windows and balconies in panic, but no serious structural damage to buildings was reported.
The tremors were felt across southern Greece, western Turkey, and coastal areas along the Aegean Sea. Authorities on both sides of the border are still assessing the damage, and emergency response teams remain on high alert for potential aftershocks.
This is the latest in a series of earthquakes affecting the seismically active Aegean Sea region, particularly the area around Rhodes and Turkey’s coast—where the Hellenic subduction zone and crustal stress zones intersect.
