A 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, August 10, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) reported. The earthquake was felt across several cities in western Turkey, including Istanbul and the tourist hotspot of Izmir. No deaths were reported.
About 10 buildings collapsed in Sindirgi, the epicentre of the earthquake, including a three-storey building in the city center, 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. "Buildings and mosques were destroyed, but we have no reports of loss of life."
The earthquake hit at 7:53 pm (1653 GMT), with aftershocks ranging from 3.5 to 4.6 magnitude, according to AFAD.
Turkey is crisscrossed by several geological fault lines, 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, site of the ancient city of Antioch. At the beginning of July, a 5.8-magnitude tremor in the same region resulted in one death and injured 69 people.