4.5 earthquake hits near Kos island

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4.5 earthquake hits near Kos island

Depth of 2km

Newsroom August 18 05:52

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Kos a little after 5pm, Friday. The epicentre was located 21km southeast off the coastal city of Halicarnassus (Bodrum) in Turkey with the depth measured at 2km.

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