M6.2 earthquake near Aşkale, Erzurum

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 19 km NW of Yedisu, Turkey on 26 Jul 1967, 18:53 UTC at a depth of 26 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Aşkale, about 51 km away in Erzurum, Turkey.