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PHOTOS: Earthquake strikes Greek island of Lesbos
A man walks past a damaged building at the village of Vrissa on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, after a strong earthquake shook the eastern Aegean, June 12, 2017. The epicentre of the 6.3 magnitude quake was 5km (3 miles) south of Plomari, a town on the coast of Lesbos, the US Geological Survey said. (Giorgos Moutafis / REUTERS)
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A man walks past a damaged building at the village of Vrissa on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, after a strong earthquake shook the eastern Aegean, June 12, 2017. The epicentre of the 6.3 magnitude quake was 5km (3 miles) south of Plomari, a town on the coast of Lesbos, the US Geological Survey said. (Giorgos Moutafis / REUTERS)
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People gather outside an office building following an earthquake in the coastal city of Izmir, Turkey. (Mehmet Ozdogru / AP)
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Lesbos Mayor Spyros Galinos and the fire service said the woman was found dead in the southern village of Vrisa that was worst-hit by the quake, which had its epicentre under the sea. (Elias Marcou / REUTERS)
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According to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management, the epicentre was at a shallow depth of seven kilometres. (Giorgos Moutafis / REUTERS)
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A woman reacts as she stands on her balcony at the village of Plomari. (Elias Marcou / REUTERS)
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The tremor was also felt in densely populated Istanbul and the western Turkish province of Izmir, but no injuries were reported there. (Elias Marcou / Reuters)
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Rescue team members search for victims under a collapsed building. (Giorgos Moutafis / Reuters )
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Rescue team members carry an elderly woman at Vrissa on the Greek island of Lesbos. (Giorgos Moutafis / REUTERS)
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Turkey and Greece have experienced dozens of earthquakes in recent decades. (Giorgos Moutafis / REUTERS)
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At least 51 people were killed in a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey in March 2010. (Giorgos Moutafis / REUTERS)
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Experts in both countries said more aftershocks were to be expected. (AFP)
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