Rescue efforts were continuing after the 6.1-magnitude temblor struck in a region that is crisscrossed by fault lines.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck western Turkey on Sunday, the country's disaster management authority said in a statement. Local media reports say the quake's impact was felt across multiple provinces.

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, killing at least one person and causing more than a dozen buildings to collapse, officials said.