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Greek–Turkish earthquake of 2017

2017 CE · Turkey, Asia · Disaster

Greek–Turkish earthquake of 2017
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On 21 July 2017, a large earthquake measuring 6. 6 on the moment magnitude scale struck close to the tourist locations of Kos in Greece and Bodrum in Turkey, killing 2 people and injuring hundreds. Mostly referenced as the 2017 Bodrum–Kos earthquake, this earthquake generated a tsunami which was one of the largest tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea region.

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