M5.0 earthquake near Muğla, Muğla

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 24 km E of Ula, Turkey on 13 Apr 2017, 16:22 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 Muğla, about 31 km away in Muğla, Turkey.