M6.3 earthquake near Suşehri, Sivas

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Koyulhisar, Turkey on 9 Feb 1909, 11:24 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 Suşehri, about 27 km away in Sivas, Turkey.