M5.1 earthquake near Ortaca, Muğla

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Ula, Turkey on 22 Nov 2017, 20:22 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Ortaca, about 26 km away in Muğla, Turkey.