Girl dies and dozens injured in Turkey earthquake as people ‘jump from buildings’

It's the latest earthquake in the region around Turkey

The Turkish disaster control authority said, the 5.8 magnitude quake hit the country at 2:17am this morning (Tuesday, 3 June).

The tremors were felt in neighbouring regions such as the Greek island of Rhodes, the epicentre of the quake, where residents were woken from their sleep.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said that the earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.2 originated in Rhodes this morning.

Many people took to X to report hotels were "violently swaying and shaking".

Marmaris’ governor, Idris Akbiyik, confirmed that 69 people were injured after jumping from heights due to panic while a 14-year-old died.

The post on by the governor translated into English read: "In Muğla and its districts, 14 of our 69 citizens who jumped from heights due to panic were treated on site. 14-year-old girl has died.

"According to initial findings, there is no demolition of residential buildings in the city.

"The examinations and treatments of 46 of our citizens continue in the emergency room."

The post said the 14-year-old girl died after a panic attack.

Locals reacted to the post on X.

One person wrote: "It was so scary, it seemed like it would never stop and we realized again that we are helpless servants. My Lord, give peace to the earth and the sky"

Last month the Telegraph reported that 151 people were injured jumping from buildings in a similar scenario.

Turkey is an earthquake prone region of the world, experiencing tragedy in 2023 when 53,000 people died in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake with 6,000 more dying in Syria.

Countries along the Mediterranean coast are a lot more susceptible to earthquakes than most of Europe, due to lying near to the contact points of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates.

This makes Italy and Spain prone to notable earthquakes.

Meanwhile, the real hotspots are concentrated around Greece and Turkey due to lying on the smaller Aegean and Anatolian plates.