M6.2 earthquake near Eskişehir, Eskişehir

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 12 km N of Eski?ehir, Turkey on 20 Feb 1956, 20:31 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 Eskişehir, about 13 km away in Eskişehir, Turkey.