BALIKESİR A powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the northwestern city of Balıkesir on the evening of Aug. 10, claiming one life, injuring dozens, damaging buildings and forcing residents to stay outdoors as hundreds of aftershocks persisted overnight. Since the main quake, with an epicenter in the town of Sındırgı, more than 250 aftershocks were recorded in the region, according to Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). At least 10 of them were above magnitude 4,