Panic and ruins: frightening footage of the earthquake in Turkey appears online
Tengrinews.kz – A second earthquake in two days struck western Turkey. Video footage circulating online shows people panic-running out of homes, hiding under tables, and filming household items swaying.
What happened
On Sunday evening, strong tremors with a magnitude of 6.1 were recorded in the Marmara Sea region.
Residents of Istanbul also felt the quake. For 20–30 seconds, objects in apartments were swaying. However, special mobile applications managed to alert people a few seconds before the quake began.
According to Yahoo News, no fatalities have been reported. The governor of Balikesir, Ismail Ustaoglu, confirmed that 22 people were injured in the ensuing panic.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated that three buildings collapsed, but they were empty and had already been damaged during previous earthquakes.
Earthquake videos in Turkey
Photos of the debris have appeared on social media platform X, reportedly showing the same buildings that collapsed during the quake.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Sındırgı district in Balıkesir province, western Turkey, at 10:48 p.m. local time on Monday, causing three unoccupied buildings and a shop to collapse. Tremors were felt in major cities including Istanbul and Izmir, leading residents to… pic.twitter.com/jFn1b6LJj9
— Deccan Chronicle (@DeccanChronicle) October 28, 2025
Footage from security cameras captured the moments of the earthquake: items on store shelves swinging, and café visitors sitting on outdoor terraces screaming in fear and running away from buildings.
6.1-magnitude QUAKE shakes Turkey’s Sindirgi in Balikesir province Tremors felt in Istanbul, Izmir, and Bursa#earthquake #Turkey pic.twitter.com/DgDhVJ2vos
— ℂ???????? ???????????????????????????? ★ (@cheguwera) October 28, 2025
A local streamer was caught live on camera when the earthquake began. Feeling the tremors, the girl reacted instantly and hid under a table.
????????????#BREAKING | NEWS ⚠️New video from the 6.2 ⚡️ magnitude earthquake that just struck Turkey It was felt all the way into Istanbul???????? pic.twitter.com/KaALctkr4u
— Todd Paron???????????????????????? (@tparon) October 27, 2025
In another video, a Turkish resident filmed a swinging chandelier inside his apartment.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck western Turkey, causing damage to several buildings.Follow: https://t.co/7Dg3b41PJ5 pic.twitter.com/INerPjklLp
— PressTV Extra (@PresstvExtra) October 27, 2025
Some residents were too afraid to return home, fearing aftershocks, and spent several hours outside.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook western Turkey in the wee hours of Tuesday, causing at least three buildings that were damaged in a previous tremor to collapse.There were no immediate reports of casualties.The earthquake was centred in the town of Sindirgi in Balikesir… pic.twitter.com/9nnnN3sojX
— Vani Mehrotra (@vani_mehrotra) October 28, 2025