M7.2 earthquake near Foça, İzmir Province

What happened

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey on 23 Jul 1949, 15:03 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Foça, about 25 km away in İzmir Province, Turkey.