M5.5 earthquake near Çat, Erzurum

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 18 km E of Yedisu, Turkey on 15 Jun 2020, 06:51 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Çat, about 28 km away in Erzurum, Turkey.