M6.4 earthquake near Geyve, Sakarya

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Tarakl?, Turkey on 20 Jun 1943, 15:32 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 Geyve, about 20 km away in Sakarya, Turkey.