M6.8 earthquake near Malatya, Malatya
44146 d ago · 4 Dec 1905, 07:05 UTC 13 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey
What happened
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey on 4 Dec 1905, 07:05 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Malatya, about 36 km away in Malatya, Turkey.
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