A strong earthquake measuring magnitude 5.8 hit western Turkey and nearby Greek islands shortly after 2am on Tuesday morning, with the ensuing panic leaving one dead and at least 69 injured.
The epicentre of the earthquake was just outside the Turkish resort town of Marmaris, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), at a depth of 68km (42 miles).
There was no tsunami alert from the EMSC, but heavy shaking was felt in Rhodes just 29km to the south, as well as on other islands around the Aegean Sea.
Tourists on Rhodes described waking up to find their hotels shaking, while dozens of locals were taken to hospital for treatment in Mugla in Turkey after they suffered injuries trying to rush outside their homes.
A 14-year-old child died in the resort town of Fethiye following the earthquake, Turkish interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The teenager was brought to the hospital but could not be saved.
Acar Unlu, the mayor of Marmaris, told NTV that disaster management teams had been dispatched to assess the damage.
Watch: Moment 5.8-magnitude quake rocks popular Rhodes hotel
Turkey earthquake: Powerful 5.8-magnitude quake felt strongly in Rhodes as tourists wake to ‘whole building shaking’
Tourists in western Turkey and the Greek islands were shaken awake on Monday night as a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the popular holiday destination of Rhodes.
The quake struck about 29km north of Rhodes, the largest of the Dodecanese islands near the Turkey border, at around 2.17am (local time) on Tuesday at a depth of 68km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports:
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