The quake, with its epicentre in the town of Sındırgı, sent shockwaves felt some 200 kilometres to the north, in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul.View on euronews

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir, killing at least one person and causing about a dozen buildings to collapse.

At least one person is dead and dozens of people are injured after an earthquake shook Turkey over the weekend. The 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northwestern province of Balikesir on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 10, according to the Associated Press and the BBC.