The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8, struck at a depth of 23 miles in the Aegean Sea at 3:44 p.m. Sunday. That is between the Greek island of Rhodes and western Turkey.
Turkey’s Kandilli Observatory gave a stronger preliminary magnitude of 6.1, with aftershocks of 6 and 4.9.
Areas of Turkey shaken by the quake included the popular Aegean resort town of Oludeniz, the Aegean port of Izmir, and the Mediterranean city of Antalya.
Police in Rhodes said there are no reports of injuries or damage.
No serious casualties were reported in Turkey either, but state TV said some people hurt themselves while panicking in the reaction to the temblor. The TV report provided no details about their injuries or the number of victims.
UKRAINE
5 dead, 15 injured in small plane crash
KIEV — A small plane carrying skydivers crash-landed in stormy weather near the Ukrainian capital Sunday, killing five people and injuring 15, including an Austrian citizen, emergency officials said.
The L-410 plane belonging to a pilot school made a “hard” emergency landing during a heavy rainstorm with high winds near the Borodyanka airport some 20 miles west of Kiev, said Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Yulia Yershova. No other details were immediately available.
The plane was carrying 17 skydivers and three crew members. The injured were taken to hospitals. An investigation has been opened.
• From wire dispatches and staff reports
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