Overview

• The quake struck at 7:53 p.m. local time on August 10 near Sindirgi in Balıkesir province at a shallow depth of about 10–11 km, with tremors felt as far as Istanbul and Izmir
• About a dozen buildings collapsed in Sindirgi, where emergency teams have rescued four people and continue searching for two still trapped
• Aftershocks reaching up to magnitude 4.6 have rattled the area, leading authorities to warn residents against reentering damaged structures
• Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority activated the national response plan and dispatched provincial teams for search, rescue and damage assessments
• Inspections in Istanbul and Izmir have found no significant structural damage or casualties beyond the localized impact in Sindirgi