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Two New Earthquakes Hit Coast of Greek Island of Kos – Geodynamics Institute

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Two new earthquakes occurred late on Saturday near the coast of the Greek resort island of Kos in the Aegean Sea, Athens’ Institute of Geodynamics said.

The broken quay wall is raised by several inches in the harbor after an earthquake in Kos on the island of Kos, Greece Friday, July 21, 2017. Greek authorities said two tourists killed in the overnight quake are from Turkey and Sweden. - Sputnik International
Quake Hurts Over 100 People on Greek Island of Kos – Official
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Friday, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Turkish and Greek coastline of the Aegean Sea, leaving two people on the island of Kos dead and over a hundred more injured.

According to the Institute of Geodynamics, a new quake of 4.4 magnitude occurred at 17:09 GMT some 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) to the northeast of the island of Kos at a depth of 10 kilometers. The next aftershock, of a 4.6 magnitude, was registered 16 minutes later.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. No tsunami warning was issued.

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