M5.0 earthquake near Uşak, Uşak

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 17 km E of Selendi, Turkey on 21 Apr 2017, 13:09 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 Uşak, about 32 km away in Uşak, Turkey.