M6.3 earthquake near Çat, Erzurum

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 14 km N of Karlıova, Turkey on 20 Aug 1966, 11:59 UTC at a depth of 27 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 Çat, about 21 km away in Erzurum, Turkey.