M5.3 earthquake near Bodrum, Muğla

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Bodrum, Turkey on 8 Aug 2017, 07:42 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 Bodrum, about 15 km away in Muğla, Turkey.