M6.8 earthquake near Oltu, Erzurum

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 27 km E of Narman, Turkey on 30 Oct 1983, 04:12 UTC at a depth of 12 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 Oltu, about 29 km away in Erzurum, Turkey.