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New Delhi: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit northwestern Turkey on Sunday, August 10, 2025. There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage, reports AP. But local media reports stated that one building collapsed in the town of Sindirgi, the epicentre of the earthquake.
Turkey sits on top of major fault lines, and earthquakes are frequent.
Turkey’s AFAD disaster management authority said that the earthquake struck western Turkey. However, local media said the quake hit multiple provinces.
The AFAD said the quake occurred at around 7:53 pm local time in the Balikesir province, near Istanbul. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in any of the affected provinces.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X that emergency teams from AFAD had started inspections around Istanbul and the neighbouring provinces, but no distressing reports had come through so far.
The quake struck at a depth of 11 km (6.8 miles), while the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) registered the earthquake’s magnitude at 6.19 and a depth of 10 km, said AFAD.
The earthquake was followed by several aftershocks, including one measuring 4.6. The AFAD urged citizens not to enter damaged buildings.
(With agency inputs)
