M6.8 earthquake near Kula, Manisa

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Kula, Turkey on 28 Mar 1969, 01:48 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 Kula, about 11 km away in Manisa, Turkey.