M6.6 earthquake near Söke, Aydın

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Sar?kemer, Turkey on 16 Jul 1955, 07:07 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Söke, about 18 km away in Aydın, Turkey.