World’s beautiful tourist destination on fault line
Did you know which of the world’s beautiful islands is on the fault line? Kos island in Greece, the main center for tourists and famous for its long beautiful beaches and vibrant nightlife is one of the most quake-prone places. Kos hosts around 700,000 tourists, mainly British, during the summer season each year. Neighboring islands of Kos are Pserimos, 4 km North, Kalimnos, 12 km North, Nysiros, 12 km South, Astypalaia, about 43 km to the West. On July 21st, 2017, a powerful overnight earthquake of 6.7 magnitude shook several Greek islands and Turkey’s Aegean coast, injuring more than 300 people and leaving two people dead on the Kos island. The two revelers at a bar were crushed in a building collapse. Earthquakes in the region are not uncommon. Intersecting fault lines make Greece, Turkey and islands in the Aegean sea one of the most quake-prone regions in the world. There is significant movement in the Eurasian and African plates. There is a smaller plate between these two lar...