One dead and dozens hurt after 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Turkey saw buildings reduced to rubble

One person has died and several have been injured after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey – bringing down more than a dozen buildings.

The epicentre of the deadly quake was in western Turkey’s Sindirgi in Balikesir, as residents started to feel tremors around 8pm local time on Sunday.

At least 29 people were injured and 16 buildings turned to rubble after the disaster tore through the country, which was then followed by a 4.6-magnitude aftershock minutes later.

There were a total of seven aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3.0, officials have said.

One of the destroyed homes was in the city centre, Mayor Serkan Sak announced on Turkish private channel NTV.

‘Six people lived in this three-storey building. Four were rescued from the rubble,’ he said, adding that efforts to extract the other two were underway.

An elderly woman died shortly after being pulled out alive from the debris of the collapsed building, said interior minister Ali Yerlikaya.

None of the injured were in serious condition, the minister said. 

One person has died and several have been injured after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey as several buildings have crumbled to the ground

At least 29 people were injured and 16 buildings collapsed after the disaster tore through the country, which was then followed by a 4.6-magnitude aftershock minutes later

The earthquake struck in its epicentre of Balikesir (pictured), which was then followed by a 4.6-magnitude aftershock minutes later

Many houses also collapsed in the nearby village of Golcuk, he said. The minaret of a mosque also tumbled down in the village. 

Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu said on X that four people were being treated in hospital. None of them were in critical condition, he said.

The quake was felt across multiple cities in the west of the country, including Istanbul and the tourist hotspot of Izmir, said officials.

Two people were trapped under the rubble in Istanbul but were saved by rescue teams, the Governer’s office said. 

Local television footage showed
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