M6.8 earthquake near Karacabey, Bursa Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Karacabey, Turkey on 6 Oct 1964, 14:31 UTC at a depth of 19 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 Karacabey, about 13 km away in Bursa Province, Turkey.