M6.1 earthquake near Afyonkarahisar, Afyonkarahisar Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 17 km SW of ?hsaniye, Turkey on 25 Jun 1944, 04:16 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 Afyonkarahisar, about 26 km away in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.