Updated on: Aug 10, 2025 10:50 pm IST
The earthquake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).
An earthquake of magnitude 6.19 struck western Turkey on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences(GFZ) said.
A working seismograph is shown in a display about earthquakes during an emergency drill.(Reuters)
According to local media reports, cited by Reuters, the quake was felt across multiple provinces.
Turkey’s AFAD said the quake occurred at around 7:53pm local time in the Balikesir province, near Istanbul, the country’s biggest city.
It added that there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in any of the affected provinces.
On X, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote that emergency teams from AFAD started inspections around Istanbul and the neighbouring provinces, but 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.
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