6.3 Earthquake Shakes Greek Island Lesbos

  • 7 years ago

A powerful earthquake rocked the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday afternoon, June 12, destroying buildings and causing a landslide, according to Greek reports.The US Geological Survey recorded a 6.3-magnitude earthquake off Turkey’s Aegean coast near Lesbos, with tremors felt in Istanbul and Athens.A volunteer working with refugees on Lesbos recorded the damage in the village of Vrissa, where tremors brought down collapsed buildings.