M6.1 earthquake near Cimin, Erzincan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Pulumer, Turkey on 27 Jan 2003, 05:26 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Cimin, about 28 km away in Erzincan, Turkey.