M6.1 earthquake near Seferihisar, İzmir Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Seferihisar, Turkey on 6 Nov 1992, 19:08 UTC at a depth of 17 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 Seferihisar, about 15 km away in İzmir Province, Turkey.