Seismic security

One woman dead and scores of homes are badly damaged after magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Greek island of Lesbos

A woman has been killed and scores of homes damaged after an earthquake hit the Greek island of Lesbos. 

The female victim died in the southern village of Vrisa, where 10 people were also left injured.

The community was the worst-hit, with the quake's epicentre located under the sea.  

...According to Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management, the epicenter was at a depth of four miles. 

At least 25 aftershocks were recorded following the initial quake at 3:28pm today.

The tremor was also felt in densely populated Istanbul and the western Turkish province of Izmir, but no injuries were reported there.