A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck an area of western Turkey near the town of Duzce, about 210km east of Istanbul, writes BBC.

The tremors were strong enough to be felt in Istanbul and the capital Ankara. At least 35 people were injured, officials say. Estimates of the quake’s depth vary from 2km to 10km. There are reports of power being disrupted in the region, as well as some residents jumping from balconies.

Another 4.7 quake was reported some 20 minutes after the first.

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said there had been no information about loss of life. But later Turkey’s disaster agency said 32 had been injured in Duzce, one in Istanbul, one in Zonguldak on the Black Sea coast and one in Bolu, to the southeast.