An estimated 100 earthquakes with a magnitude between 6.1 and 6.9 are recorded year, according to Michigan Tech University.
Although the USGS predicts that there is low chance of landslides or liquefaction—the loss of the ground’s structural integrity—occurring, the extent of the island’s existing devastation is unknown.
The USGS estimates that the tremors will have likely been felt along the western coast of Turkey and on dozens of Greek islands.
