On July 2 1 day, an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck Turkey and Greece, killing at least two people and injuring more than 0/00 people. The epicenter was located on the coast of Turkey, which triggered a small tsunami along the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea. The Turkish island of Beaudreux and the Greek island of Kos were affected, with houses damaged and cities flooded.

On July 2 17, 2 1, 1 day, an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale occurred about 6.4 miles south of bodrum and 10 miles east of Kos. There was a tsunami after the earthquake. At present, two people have been killed and dozens injured.

Marmaris, a city in southwestern Turkey, was hit by a tsunami and hotels near the coast were flooded. The earthquake also caused cracks in the wall of a hotel on Kos Island, forcing tourists to evacuate from the building and spend the night on the beach. The local government ordered tourists not to enter the hotel because there might be aftershocks. An aftershock of magnitude 4.6 occurred at 1: 52 pm.

Emsk, the European seismological agency, said that the tsunami was probably caused by an earthquake. According to the US Geological Survey, the initial magnitude of the earthquake was 6.9, and the source was only 6.2 miles under the sea floor. Turkey is located between the Arabian plate and the Eurasian plate, and it is a high earthquake-prone area.