Earthquake today, Aug. 10 -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.19 struck Turkey on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said, adding it sent shocks that were felt some 200 km away in Istanbul.

Turkey's AFAD disaster management authority stated that the quake occurred at around 7:53pm local time in the Balikesir province, near Turkey's biggest city Istanbul. The earthquake was followed by several aftershocks, including one measuring 4.6, and urged citizens not to enter damaged buildings, AP quoyed AFAD as adding.

However, no immediate reports of casualties or damage in any of the affected provinces, reported Reuters. But local media reports stated that one building collapsed in the town of Sindirgi, the epicentre of the ea...