M5.7 earthquake near Serinhisar, Denizli

What happened

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 16 km E of Ac?payam, Turkey on 20 Mar 2019, 06:34 UTC at a depth of 8 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 Serinhisar, about 30 km away in Denizli, Turkey.