A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey's west coast early on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean SeismologicalCentre (EMSC) reported, killing at least one person.
The quake's epicentre was near the coastal town of Marmaris, just a few kilometres from the Greek island of Rhodes, according to the EMSC.
Marmaris' governor, Idris Akbiyik, said in a post on X that a14-year-old girl was hospitalized with panic attacks and died shortly afterwards.
He added that 69 people were injured after jumping from their homes during the tremor. No structural damage has been reported in Marmaris itself.
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