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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck the western Turkisk town Sindirgi tonight, causing three buildings to collapse and felt as far as Greece. Shaking started at 10:48pm (1948 GMT), and was 5.99 kilometres deep, followed by several aftershocks. Dramatic CCTV footage shows residents running for cover while dining out. While more footage from different stores shows lights and furniture swaying loudly as the rumbling went on. Meanwhile one gamer caught her reaction, showing her shock as she ducked for cover under her desk while her room shock for around half a minute. It's the second time the areas has been hit in less than three months. It also shock awake Turkey's economic capital of Istanbul and the tourist hotspot of Izmir, Turkey's AFAD emergencies agency said. So far there's no immediate reports of deaths, but the rumble has left 22 people injured according to Balikesir's governor, Ismail Ustaoglu. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the three buildings destroyed were unoccupied and damaged in the last quake. He confirmed a two-storey shop also collapsed in the area. Ismail Ustaoglu said mosques, schools and sports halls remained open as evacuation shelters for people reluctant to return home. On August 10, one person died and several more were injured after an earthquake of the same magnitude hit Sindirgi. The town is surrounded by hills 138 kilometers north east of Izmir. Turkey sits on major fault lines that border the Anatolian Plate, Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate, and is therefore prone to seismic activity, causing catastrophic disasters in the country . Around 53,000 people died in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Antakya in February 2023. It also destroyed hundreds of thousands of buildings in 11 southern and southeastern provinces. At the time experts said the tectonic plate it sits on shifted by up to 10 feet. In July this year that same area, which is the site of the ancient city of Antioch was struck again by a 5.8 tremor , killing one person and leaving 69 injured.
