A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.9 killed two people when it struck near major Turkish and Greek tourist destinations in the Aegean Sea on Friday, Turkish and Greek officials said.
According to Sky News channel, the quake, which struck at 1:31 a.m. (2231 GMT on Thursday), was located off the southwestern coastal city of Marmaris in the Mugla province, the USGS said.
It was close to the Turkish towns of Bodrum and Datca, and the Greek island of Kos in the Dodecanese Islands archipelago, all of which are major tourist destinations.
George Kyritsis, the mayor of Kos, said that at least two people were killed in the Greek island and several were injured by the quake.
"We have two dead and some people injured so far," Kos Mayor George Kyritsis added.
Greece's fire service said it had rescued three injured persons from a damaged building.
The chairman of Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), Mehmet Halis Bilden, warned citizens about incoming aftershocks, and added there were no casualties or major damage in Turkey.
"Our people should know that aftershocks are continuing, so they should refrain from entering damaged or vulnerable structures," Bilden told broadcaster CNN Turk.

Source: Mena