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Powerful Earthquake Hits Northwestern Turkey

Somto NwanoluebySomto Nwanolue
August 11, 2025
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A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Turkey’s Balikesir province Sunday evening, killing an 81-year-old woman and injuring 29 others. The quake, which hit at 19:53 local time (16:53 GMT) near the town of Sindirgi, collapsed 16 buildings and sent tremors as far as Istanbul, 300 kilometers away. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed search and rescue operations have concluded after the elderly victim was pulled from rubble but later died in hospital.

Shocking images from Sindirgi reveal multi-story buildings reduced to concrete slabs and twisted steel, underscoring the quake’s destructive force despite its moderate magnitude. The disaster occurred in Turkey’s high-risk seismic zone where the Eurasian, Anatolian, and African tectonic plates converge—the same geological instability that caused February 2023’s catastrophic 7.8 magnitude quake that killed 55,000 across southern Turkey and Syria.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has meanwhile, pledged full oversight of recovery efforts, posting on X: “May God protect our country from any kind of disaster.” The statement comes as Turkey still struggles to rehouse 300,000 displaced survivors from the 2023 disaster, raising fresh concerns about building safety standards in earthquake-prone regions.

Powerful Earthquake Hits Northwestern Turkey

Seismologists note the shallow depth of Sunday’s tremor—estimated at just 10 kilometers—amplified its destructive potential despite registering below the 7.0 threshold considered “major.” The incident revives debates about Turkey’s enforcement of earthquake-resistant construction codes, particularly for older buildings in rural provinces like Balikesir.

The quake’s reach to Istanbul (a megacity of 16 million with its own catastrophic earthquake forecast) triggered widespread alarm. Urban planners warn the metropolis remains critically unprepared for a major seismic event, with thousands of buildings still not retrofitted despite lessons from past disasters.

As at the time of filing this report, International aid organizations have offered support while noting Balikesir’s relatively limited damage this time around, compared to 2023’s catastrophe.

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