TURKEY has been rocked by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake which has left buildings flattened.
Emergency crews have been scouring the wreckage to rescue residents after the terrifying quake hit western Turkey.
The earthquake struck around 8 pm, and its tremors were experienced in multiple cities, including Istanbul and the popular tourist destination of Izmir, located over 100 miles away.
The epicenter was in the town of Sindirgi in the northwestern province of Balikesir where dozens of homes were sent crumbling to the ground.
At least six people were trapped under the debris with just four people being found so far.
Sindirgis mayor Serkan Sak told HaberTurk rescuers are still trying to reach the two other people.
Several houses were also found collapsed in the nearby village of Golcuk, he added.
Pictures show residents standing around the decimated homes with cars also left battered by the falling rubble.
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency said the earthquake was followed by several aftershock.
The biggest measured at 4.6 and caused officials to warn citizens to avoid entering any damaged buildings.
Turkey is often hit with earthquakes as it sits on major fault lines.
Earlier in April, Istanbul was shaken by a strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake. The event caused panicked residents to evacuate buildings and reach out to loved ones as tremors were felt throughout the capital.
Two years earlier, 60,000 people died in southern Turkey and northern Syria after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit.
Terrifying footage showed a massive chasm in the Earth‘s crust that was left behind by the devastating earthquake that struck.
The earthquake also sparked a 100ft inferno after a major gas pipeline burst.
Harrowing quake images showed mass graves marked with just numbers after it became impossible to identify all bodies.
