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, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse.

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey's northwestern Balikesir Province on Sunday, causing approximately a dozen buildings to collapse and trapping at least two people in debris, according to the United States Geological Survey's ( USGS) earthquake map.