STORY: One person was killed on Sunday (August 10) when an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck northwestern Turkey's Balikesir province, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, adding 29 people were wounded and 16 buildings collapsed.

Rescue operations were ongoing in Sindirgi, a district in Balikesir province, as personnel assessed a flattened building while residents looked on.

The quake, which Turkey's AFAD disaster management authority said occurred at around 7:53 p.m. (1653 GMT), was felt in multiple provinces, including the country's biggest city, Istanbul. Yerlikaya said an 81-year-old person died after being rescued from rubble by emergency teams.

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 (6.2 miles).

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VIDEO SHOWS: RESCUE PERSONNEL AT SITE OF COLLAPSED BUILDING FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE / RESIDENTS LOOKING ON

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SHOWS: SINDIRGI, TURKEY (AUGUST 10, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. RUBBLE OF COLLAPSED BUILDING

2. VARIOUS OF RESCUE TEAM STANDING NEAR RUBBLE

3. RESIDENTS LOOKING ON NEAR RESCUE TEAM

4. RESIDENTS LOOKING ON BEHIND CORDON TAPE

5. RESIDENTS LOOKING ON

6. RESIDENTS EMBRACING

7. RESIDENTS, RESCUE TEAM CROWDING AT SCENE

8. RESIDENTS LOOKING ON

9. RESCUE TEAM STANDING NEAR RUBBLE