A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northwestern Turkiye’s Balikesir province on Sunday evening, killing at least one person and causing more than a dozen buildings to collapse, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.

Four people were pulled from the rubble of a collapsed house, three of whom are being treated in hospital, while one man died of his injuries. Yerlikaya said the lone victim was an 81-year-old person who died after being rescued from the rubble.

Nearly 30 people were wounded in the quake, which occurred at about 7:53pm (16:53 GMT), Turkiye’s AFAD disaster management authority said on Sunday. Tremors were felt in multiple provinces, including the country’s biggest city, Istanbul.

The disaster authority reported six aftershocks in the first hour, including one measuring

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