At least 10 people were hurt on Monday when a strong 6.3-magnitude quake struck the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios and the Aegean coast of western Turkey, Greece's ERT state TV reported.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reports the epicenter was about 52 miles from the Turkish city of Izmir.
"There was no reported damage or injuries at refugee camps on Lesbos or the nearby island of Chios", The Associated Press reported.
This year alone, Turkey's western Aegean coast has been hit by several earthquakes of up to 5.5 magnitude, which brought back memories of past deadly earthquakes.
The quake also rattled the eastern Aegean close to the Samos and Lesbos Islands.
"Some 10 people are injured", she added.
The woman who died was pulled from the rubble of her house in a village on the island, the Greek news agency ANA-MPA reported.
Officials said most of the village's old stone homes collapsed or were damaged.
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"We are advising residents in affected areas of Lesbos to remain outdoors until buildings can be inspected", senior seismologist Efthimios Lekkas told Deutsche Welle.
A woman has been killed and scores of homes damaged after an natural disaster hit the Greek island of Lesbos. I'm scared to go inside now'.
Spyros Galinos, the mayor of Lesbos, said a woman had been found dead in the southern village of Vrisa.
Turkey quake with magnitude 6.3 has struck off Turkey and Greece, both countries sit on significant fault lines and such natural disasters are common for Istanbul and Athens.
The earthquake's effects have also reportedly been felt in the Bulgarian capital city, Sofia.
AFAD Izmir Director Osman Metin Saroglu said no causalities have been reported so far.
In 1999, a 7.6-magnitude quake hit northwest Turkey, killing more than 17,000 people and leaving half a million more homeless.
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