M6.0 earthquake near Akyazı, Sakarya

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey on 26 May 1957, 09:36 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Akyazı, about 21 km away in Sakarya, Turkey.