Inhabitants in western Turkey and the Greek islands were awakened suddenly on Monday night due to a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the Turkish seaside town of Marmaris.
A 14-year-old girl passed away in the town of Fethiye following the earthquake, according to Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, even though she was rushed to the hospital. The cause was attributed to a panic attack.
According to the European Seismological Centre, the earthquake had a depth of 68 kilometers and was experienced throughout the Dodecanese island chain.
A minimum of 69 individuals sustained injuries as they panicked and jumped from significant heights because of the strong shaking experienced on the Greek island of Rhodes, one of the biggest islands in the Dodecanese archipelago close to Turkey’s frontier.
There were no reports of injuries in Rhodes; nonetheless, visitors to the island mentioned that they experienced intense shaking upon waking up.
The travel company TUI advised visitors in the area to "stay calm and adhere to any security guidelines offered by your lodging or local authorities."
The Greek seismologist Efthimios Lekkas informed ERT News that the quake's depth was responsible for making it more widely felt across the region.
He pointed out that it won’t significantly affect the surface, there’ll be no tsunami, and most importantly, there won’t be a substantial series of aftershocks.
Because of its considerable depth, the earthquake "felt extremely strong for the people living in Rhodes and nearby regions. However, going forward, we do not expect any substantial damages."
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