M6.7 earthquake near Lice, Diyarbakır Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Lice, Turkey on 6 Sept 1975, 09:20 UTC at a depth of 26 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 Lice, about 8 km away in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.