- Earthquake that felt in several provinces beyond Balikesir
- Emergency teams are inspecting Istanbul, nearby areas.
- Quake hit at a depth of about 10-11 km, says AFAD.
An earthquake of the magnitude of 6.1 hit Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish Disaster Management Agency (AFAD) reported.
The earthquake was felt in several cities in the west of the country, including Istanbul and the Izmir tourist access point. No deaths were reported.
Around 10 buildings collapsed in Sindirgi, the epicenter of the earthquake, including a three -story building in the city center, Mayor Serkan Sak announced on the private Turkish channel NTV.
“Six people lived in this three -story building. Four were rescued from the rubble,” he said, adding that the efforts to extract the other two were underway.
“The buildings and mosques were destroyed, but we have no reports of loss of lives,” he added.
The earthquake arrived at 7:53 pm (1653 GMT), with replicas that go from a magnitude of 3.5 to 4.6, according to AFAD.
Türkiye is cross -linked by several geological failures, which have previously caused catastrophes in the country.
An earthquake in February 2023 in the southwest killed at least 53,000 people and devastated Antakya, the site of the old city of Antioch.
At the beginning of July, a tremor of 5.8 in the same region resulted in a death and injured 69 people.
