M6.0 earthquake near Salmās, West Azerbaijan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Özalp, Turkey on 23 Feb 2020, 16:00 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 Salmās, about 48 km away in West Azerbaijan, Iran.