The quake was centered in the Aegean Sea about nine miles south of Lesbos, an area that was on the front line of the migrant influx two years ago. It had a magnitude of 6.1, according to the Geodynamic Institute at the National Observatory of Athens. The quake struck about 3:30 Monday afternoon, local time, and was felt in neighboring Turkey, although no injuries were reported there.

Several hours after the earthquake, rescue workers pulled the body of a 43-year-old woman from the rubble of her home in the village of Vrissa on Lesbos. An additional 15 people were said to have minor injuries.