M6.1 earthquake near Banaz, Uşak

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Dumlupınar, Turkey on 19 Apr 1970, 13:29 UTC at a depth of 11 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 Banaz, about 26 km away in Uşak, Turkey.