The epicentre lies close to densely populated areas, including Istanbul and Izmir, Turkey ’s third-largest city PANIC gripped western Turkey tonight as a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake sent ... Several earthquakes have hit Turkey 's largest city Istanbul - the strongest with a magnitude of 6.2 The tremors - also felt in the Turkish capital 275 miles away - sparked panic as people fled ... The Mw 7.8 earthquake is the largest to strike Turkey since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake of the same magnitude, and jointly the second-largest in the country, after larger estimates for the 1668 North Anatolia earthquake . It is also one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the Levant. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Sindirgi, Balikesir, on Monday evening. At least three structures collapsed, and 22 people were injured in the tremor, which was felt in Istanbul and nearby provinces.
