M6.4 earthquake near Fethiye, Muğla

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Kalkan, Turkey on 14 Jan 1969, 23:12 UTC at a depth of 32 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 Fethiye, about 59 km away in Muğla, Turkey.