Magnitude 6.1 quake flattens buildings in northwestern Turkey, killing onebr br One person was killed on Sunday, August 10, when an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck northwestern Turkey's Balikesir province, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, adding 29 people were wounded and 16 buildings collapsed.br br Rescue operations were ongoing in Sindirgi, a district in Balikesir province, as personnel assessed a flattened building while residents looked on. br br The quake, which Turkey's AFAD disaster management authority said occurred at around 7:53 p.m. (1653 GMT), was felt in multiple provinces, including the country's biggest city, Istanbul. Yerlikaya said an 81-year-old person died after being rescued from rubble by emergency teams.