A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands and Turkey's Aegean coast early Friday morning, damaging buildings and a port and killing at least two people, authorities said.Kos Mayor Giorgos Kyritsis told state-run Greek media that two people had been killed and a number injured on the island. The epicentre of the quake was approximately 10.3 kilometres south of the southwestern resort, a magnet for holidaymakers in the summer, and 16.2 kilometres east of the island of Kos in Greece, the US Geological Survey said. Buildings on Kos were damaged by the tremors, which prompted a small tsunami, flooding parts of the island. Tourists had to flee their hotel rooms when the quake hit at around 1.30am, and have been experiencing aftershocks throughout the night. He said it was like something out of a film, and it was.’

Describing the quake she added: ‘We were asleep and we just felt the room shaking. And it kind of felt like you were on a boat and it was swaying really fast from side to side, you felt seasick.’

The Foreign Office advised Britons in surrounding areas to follow the advice of local authorities and tour operators. A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: “We are speaking to the Turkish and Greek authorities following an earthquake off the coast of Bodrum and near the island of Kos.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake in the Aegean Sea near Greece and Turkey kills two people and injures more than 520 others.