{"id":334141,"date":"2025-08-10T21:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/334141\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T21:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:44:13","slug":"turkey-struck-by-6-1-magnitude-earthquake-as-people-trapped-after-buildings-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/334141\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey struck by 6.1 magnitude earthquake as people trapped after buildings collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two people remain trapped in rubble from a fallen building.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_61-magnitude-earthquake-hits-Turkiyes-Balikesir.jpg\" alt=\"Two people were reportedly trapped in a building collapse\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Two people were reportedly trapped in a building collapse(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/natural-disasters\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Residents of Istanbul reported feeling <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/natural-disasters\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">tremors after the quake struck<\/a> just before 8pm local time. The epicentre of the quake was in Balikesir, in the Marmara region on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Local media reports suggest that 10 buildings have so far collapsed in the disaster. Footage also emerged of a collapsed house on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Two people are understood to remain trapped in the rubble of a fallen building. Four people were rescued from the area after a search, the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/turkey-earthquake-balikesir-live-updates-35706915\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Mirror reports.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Turkey-Earthquake.jpg\" alt=\"Locals stand outside a collapsed building \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Locals stand outside a collapsed building (Image: X)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BZamc48XMaoEqKkIN7GWxV\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click here if you&#8217;re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; and you&#8217;re in!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you&#8217;re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click &#8216;Join Community&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose &#8216;exit group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you\u2019re curious, you can read our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/privacy-notice\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The disaster ministry (AFAS) said an additional seven aftershocks of 3.0-magnitude followed the initial tremor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In a statement, the ministry said: &#8220;On August 10, 2025, at 7:53 PM, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in the S\u0131nd\u0131rg\u0131 district of Bal\u0131kesir province.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The earthquake was felt in the provinces of Manisa, \u0130zmir, U\u015fak, and Bursa. To date, a total of seven aftershocks exceeding magnitude 3.0 have occurred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Field surveys are currently ongoing. AFAD Provincial Directorates in \u00c7anakkale, \u0130zmir, Afyonkarahisar, U\u015fak, Bursa, Sakarya, K\u00fctahya, Bilecik, Manisa, and Kocaeli have dispatched personnel and vehicles to support search and rescue efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The Turkish Disaster Response Plan (TAMP) has been activated, and representatives of all disaster groups will meet at the AFAD Disaster and Emergency Management Center.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two people remain trapped in rubble from a fallen building.Two people were reportedly trapped in a building collapse(Image:&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334142,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3843],"tags":[728,11052,70,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-334141","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-natural-disasters","10":"tag-science","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115006660008309147","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}