Earth's crustal tremors were recorded at 10:48 p.m. local time at a depth of 5.99 km. According to Turkey's disaster and emergency management agency AFAD, the epicenter was in the town of Sindirgi in Balikesir province.
The earthquake was also felt in Istanbul, 200 km away, and the nearby provinces of Bursa, Manisa and Izmir, Haberturk TV reported.
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Where did the earthquake occur?
What was the magnitude of the earthquake?
Were there any fatalities?
What other places felt the tremors?
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that there are currently no reports of fatalities. Rescue services were dispatched to the site of a construction disaster caused by tremors.
In August, Singirgi was also hit by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that killed one person and injured dozens of others.
Türkiye lies on tectonic fault lines, and earthquakes are very common in the country. In 2023, over 53,000 people died as a result of an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8. people in 11 southern and southeastern provinces of the country. Thousands of buildings were destroyed or damaged. Another 6 thousand people died in the northern regions of neighboring Syria.
