Two earthquakes, one measuring 4.9 and the other 4.3 on the Richter scale, struck Balikesir province in western Turkiye.
According to Turkish Anadolu Agency (AA), the first quake occurred at a depth of 9.64 kms, and the second was at a depth of 7 km.
Turkiye, which lies on a major global seismic fault line, experienced a devastating earthquake on Feb. 6, 2023, which claimed the lives of more than 50,000 people and caused widespread destruction of infrastructure in several provinces, in addition to thousands of injuries.
