M5.3 earthquake near Gazipaşa, Antalya

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 45 km WSW of Gazipa?a, Turkey on 5 Dec 2020, 12:44 UTC at a depth of 85 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Gazipaşa, about 45 km away in Antalya, Turkey.