M6.1 earthquake near Demirci, Manisa

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Demirci, Turkey on 25 Mar 1969, 13:21 UTC at a depth of 13 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 Demirci, about 14 km away in Manisa, Turkey.