A 6.1-strength earthquake hit Turkey’s northwestern Balıkesir province Sunday evening (August 10) just before 8:00pm local time. One has been reported dead in the earthquake, which was also felt in Istanbul.
One building collapsed in Sındırgı, a small city in the southern part of Balıkesir province. Balıkesir Mayor Ahmet Akın announced the death of Nihat Önbaş, an 81 year old citizen caught under collapsed building rubble, late Sunday night. Four others had been rescued from the building rubble alive.
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Sunday evening that 29 had been injured in the event. Yerlikaya and AFAD, Turkey’s disaster response ministry, released updates late Sunday regarding search and rescue efforts on the ground. 24 buildings had been reported as damaged.
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| 6.1 earthquake hits Turkey’s Balıkesir; also felt in Istanbul A 6.1-strength earthquake hit Turkey’s northwestern Balıkesir province Sunday evening (August 10) just before 8:00pm local time. One has been reported dead in the earthquake, which was also felt in Istanbul. One building collapsed in Sındırgı, a small city in the southern part of Balıkesir province. Balıkesir Mayor Ahmet Akın announced the death of Nihat Önbaş, an 81 year old citizen caught under collapsed building rubble, late Sunday night. Four others had been rescued from the building rubble alive. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Sunday evening that 29 had been injured in the event. Yerlikaya and AFAD, Turkey’s disaster response ministry, released updates late Sunday regarding search and rescue efforts on the ground. 24 buildings had been reported as damaged. The earthquake was felt over a broad swath of western Turkey including, Istanbul, Izmir, and Manisa. Earthquakes in Turkey Turkey remains amongst the world’s most earthquake-vulnerable countries. In February 2023, a major quake centered in the southeastern province on Kahramanmaraş killed over 50,000 across a dozen provinces. |
The earthquake was felt over a broad swath of western Turkey including, Istanbul, Izmir, and Manisa.
Since this disaster, fears have been mounting that an earthquake of a similar magnitude could hit Istanbul, an event many geologists predict could hit before 2030.
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