M6.0 earthquake near Çay, Afyonkarahisar Province

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Çay, Turkey on 3 Feb 2002, 09:26 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Çay, about 12 km away in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.