Assistance to earthquake-stricken Mytilen will be immediate, Alternate Citizen Protection Min Toskas
Earlier in the day, government officials had a meeting on the island and decided the measures to be taken for the next day.
A strong earthquake measuring at least 6.1 on the Richter scale shook the northeastern Aegean island of Mytilene at 15:28 on Monday, as measured by the Geodynamic Institute in Athens, or 6.3 on the Richter scale according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The epicentre of the quake was located in the sea 14 km south of Plomari and 34 km from Mytilene, between the island and the coast of Turkey, while it was felt as far away as Attica.
The first powerful quake was almost immediately followed by a lighter aftershock measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale at 15:35 with roughly the same epicentre, located 15km south of Plomari.
Source: amna-mpa