M6.4 earthquake near Ţarţūs, Tartus

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of ?ar??s, Syria on 29 Sept 1918, 12:07 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Ţarţūs, about 44 km away in Tartus, Syria.