5.8 earthquake in Turkey: a girl died of panic, dozens of people were injured by jumping on the window or running out of houses -Video / There are no material damage, the authorities say
The Turks fled to houses because of an earthquake. Photo: Capture X.
A teenager died and about 70 people were injured following an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8, whose epicenter was 68 km deep at large, about ten km offshore by the South-West of Turkey, the Turkish Minister of Interior announced on Tuesday, according to AFP.
The earthquake, which took place on Monday at 2:17 am (the same hour in Romania), was also felt in Southeast Greece, in the Dodecanese islands, including Rodos, where tourists were evacuated from hotels, as well as in Egypt, according to local organization bodies of seismic activity, without causing injured.
In Turkey, at Fethiye, “a 14 -year -old teenager was transported to the hospital following a panic crisis, but unfortunately died despite all the care,” said Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
About 70 people were injured while running to shelter, some of them after “panicked from height” in the Mugla Tourist Province, where Marmaris is, the minister added.
“Our damages evaluation teams continue the field recognition operations. So far no damage has been found,” said the Minister of Urbanism, Murat Kurum.
Numerous clips distributed on social networks show that people in the area out of the streets for fear of earthquake.
Muğla'daki 5.8 Büyüklüğündeki Deprem Sonrası acı haber:
Panikatak Geçiren 14 Yaşındaki Afranur Günlü hayatını Kaybetti, 69 Yaralı Var.#Deprem #muğla #Marmaris #sallandık pic.twitter.com/9tlrgapsib
– Ramazan Casuk (@ramazancask) June 3, 2025
Aydın'da hank deprem sonrası sokağa çıktı.#Medak̇ka #Deprem #Muğla #Marmaris #3lüçete pic.twitter.com/0byxmerzjr
– ḂCAN Yildirim (@Brcnyldrm_) June 2, 2025
In the province of Mugla there are numerous spa resorts, including Marmaris, Fethiye and Bodrum. In this region came about 3.7 million foreign tourists in 2024, according to the State Agency.
