Rhodes has been hit by a mega 6.2-scale earthquake this morning, while Turkey was also rocked by a 5.8 quake that caused 69 people to jump from buildings leaving a 14-year-old dead

The first tremor, measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale, struck 29km north of Rhodes around 12.30am local time and was felt across Greece, Turkey and the rest of the region. A second quake hit Marmaris in Turkey at 2.13am, registering 5.8.

The Foreign Office has advised UK tourists over how to respond to an earthquake in Greece. Yesterday, June 3, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Rhodes, with violent shaking reported by travellers in the region.