M5.1 earthquake near Aşkale, Erzurum

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of A?kale, Turkey on 11 May 2017, 17:58 UTC at a depth of 13 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 Aşkale, about 14 km away in Erzurum, Turkey.