A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck western Turkey last night, with its epicenter in the city of Sındırgı, leaving one dead and 29 injured, and causing damage to 16 buildings, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Four other people were also hospitalized with minor injuries.
Sındırgı is a city of about 30,000 inhabitants, surrounded by mountains, forests, and plains. Many residents in towns and villages that felt the quake ran in panic into the streets, and, fearing aftershocks—which continued to shake the area, some stayed outside their homes for quite some time.
In 2023, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey, killing 50,000 people in 11 cities across the country, as well as 6,000 in Syria.
Authorities have warned residents to avoid buildings that could be unstable. Water and electricity supplies in the area, however, have not been affected.
The quake was felt as far away as Istanbul, about 207 kilometers from the epicenter, and Izmir, as well as in Greece, on Aegean islands such as Lesbos, Samos, and Chios.
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