Lefkada earthquake DESTROYS one of the world's most beautiful beaches

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A fisherman filmed the moment that the popular beach turned to dust
The 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed two elderly women when it hit Greece
Egremni Beach is rated number one on a list of places to visit in Lefkada

Published: 09:23 EST, 20 November 2015 | Updated: 10:13 EST, 20 November 2015

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The moment that one of the world's most beautiful beaches was destroyed this week was caught on camera.

An earthquake, which was marked as 6.1 'strong' on the Richter Scale, brought surrounding cliffs down onto the Egremni Beach in Lefkada on Tuesday.

Australian tourist Thomas Verykios captured the moment that the earthquake caused a huge landslide above the once white-sanded, pristine beach. Aerial footage taken afterwards showed huge piles of earth covering the sand.

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This is the moment that the cliffs above Egremni Beach collapsed

The once stunning beach (pictured above before the quake struck) has now been destroyed by rocks and earth from a landslide

Pictured is the remains of the once white sanded, pristine beach that turned to dust on Tuesday

Egremni, which is rated number one on TripAdvisor's places to visit in Lefkada list, was one of Greece's most popular tourist destinations - despite its remote location.

Speaking on the footage, which was posted to Facebook, Verykios can be heard talking to another man about the disaster as the dust spreads from the former beach and over the sea.

He said: 'It's unbelievable mate.

'Look at it [the dust], it is going all the way down to the town. Look at all the dust coming out there.

'It was an unbelievable feeling in your feet. Could you feel it [the earthquake] under the boat?'

Speaking to MailOnline Travel, Verykios said: 'The beaches at this current point in time are in bad shape'

Dust spreads from the former beach and over the sea in the footage that was captured by the fisherman

Egremni was voted as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world

Hot spot: The beach was popular despite its remote location

Speaking to MailOnline Travel, he said: 'The beaches at this current point in time are in bad shape.

'I was shocked at what I was seeing and at the same time I watched spectacular phenomenon occur right before my eyes.

'Lefkada is a beautiful island and a strong island, I feel that the community will come together and will be ready to show its beauty once more come next tourist season.'

Aerial footage of the disaster was taken afterwards by Eurokinissi TV. It showed that restoring the beach to its former glory will be a mammoth task.

Harrowing footage emerged earlier this week of high rise buildings in Ioannina, Greece, swaying precariously during the earthquake which also killed at least two people.

The quake was felt across much of western Greece, with people on the island of Lefkada and the nearby Ionian Sea island of Kefalonia rushing out onto the streets.

The fire department sent crews to Lefkada to assess the situation and help clean-up efforts.