M6.1 earthquake near Karakoçan, Elazığ

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Karakoçan, Turkey on 8 Mar 2010, 02:32 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 Karakoçan, about 10 km away in Elazığ, Turkey.