Overview

• On June 3 at around 2:17 a.m., a 6.2-magnitude quake struck off Rhodes, followed by a 5.8-magnitude tremor near Marmaris.
• Panic-induced jumps from windows or balconies injured 69 people, and a 14-year-old girl died after a panic attack.
• TUI alerted holidaymakers in Rhodes to remain calm and follow local safety instructions, while the UK Foreign Office kept existing travel guidance unchanged.
• Emergency and disaster response teams in Greece and Turkey have been dispatched to survey structural damage and monitor aftershocks.
• Experts say the eastern Mediterranean’s location on major fault lines makes seismic events common and that strict building codes have helped limit devastation.