- Earthquake felt across several provinces beyond Balikesir
- Emergency teams are inspecting Istanbul, nearby areas.
- Quake struck at a depth of around 10-11 km, says AFAD.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck western Turkey on Sunday, according to the country’s AFAD disaster management authority, while local media reported that the quake was felt across multiple provinces.
AFAD said the quake occurred at around 7:53pm local time in the Balikesir province, near Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul.
Still, 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 that no negative reports had come through so far.
AFAD said 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.